Ingredients and label

What Are the Glyco Barrier Ingredients? All Six, Read From the Panel

Medically reviewed by Dr. Gerti Tashko, MD, Physician

By the GlycoBarrier Editorial Desk · Medically reviewed by Dr. Gerti Tashko, MD, Physician · Reviewed October 16, 2026 · how we check facts

Quick answer

Glyco Barrier lists six plant extracts in one 121 mg blend: gotu kola, Chinese hawthorn, horse chestnut, motherwort, butcher’s broom and grape seed, in that order. The marketing names only four. The liquid base adds water, glycerin, flavor, two preservatives, malic acid and sucralose. No amount is given for any single extract.

Key facts

Serving size 2 ml. Servings per container 30. Proprietary Blend 121 mg per serving. Daily Value not established.
The six extracts, in descending order of weight: gotu kola, Chinese hawthorn, horse chestnut, motherwort, butcher’s broom, grape seed.
Brand artwork names only four of them: hawthorn, motherwort, grape seed and gotu kola.
Other ingredients: RO Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Malic Acid, Sucralose.
Amounts, extract ratios and the aescin content of the horse chestnut are not published.
Distributed by Vitalifes. Best before 12/2028 in the seller pack.

Glyco Barrier 60 ml amber dropper bottle with a dark green and gold label

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What is on the Glyco Barrier Supplement Facts panel?

The panel is short. It gives a serving size of 2 ml and 30 servings per container. Then it prints a single line, Proprietary Blend, with 121 mg per serving, and lists six extracts under it with no figure beside any of them. The Daily Value column carries asterisks and a note: Daily Value Not Established.

Rendered image of the back of the Glyco Barrier bottle showing the Supplement Facts panel with one blend line and six ingredient names — Back of the bottle, as sent to us. The images are product renders with some misspelled words, so the transcription below is the reference. Your own bottle is the real authority.

The panel as transcribed, with the other lines on the label.
Line	What it says
Serving size	2 ml
Servings per container	30
Proprietary Blend	121 mg per serving
Inside the blend	Gotu Kola Extract (leaf), Chinese Hawthorn Extract (fruit), Horse Chestnut Extract, Motherwort Extract, Butcher’s Broom Extract (root), Grape Seed Extract
Individual amounts	Not published
Other ingredients	RO Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Malic Acid, Sucralose
Distributed by	Vitalifes
Best before (seller pack)	12/2028

Why does the marketing show four ingredients when the panel lists six?

The brand’s artwork, headed “Liquid Drops straight from nature,” names hawthorn, motherwort, grape seed and gotu kola. The panel on the bottle adds horse chestnut extract and butcher’s broom extract. We do not know why, and we will not guess at a motive.

What matters for you is that the two extras are the ones with the most specific research and the most specific warnings. If you read only the artwork, you would not know they are in the bottle. That is why we always say to trust the panel over the picture, and why a listing that shows four names has probably copied the artwork.

What does each of the six ingredients bring?

Plant part, trial dose and the main caution at the cited sources. The amount in each case is not published.
Ingredient	Plant part	Trial dose per day	Main caution at the cited source
Gotu kola	Leaf	60-180 mg	Skin rash and liver toxicity reported; may interact with CYP450 substrate drugs
Chinese hawthorn	Fruit	160-1800 mg	Do not take in pregnancy or with antiplatelets or anticoagulants; some products sold as hawthorn contained toxic yellow oleander
Horse chestnut	Not printed	300-600 mg	Raw seeds are toxic; products with aesculin may raise bleeding risk
Motherwort	Not printed	No range sourced	No monograph at the three bodies we use, so no cited caution
Butcher’s broom	Root	150-300 mg	Do not take if you have diabetes
Grape seed	Seed	100-300 mg	May raise bleeding risk; talk to a provider if you take blood thinners

Notice two oddities. The hawthorn on the label is the fruit, while most hawthorn trials use leaf and flower extract. And horse chestnut and motherwort carry no plant part on the panel. Our safety article expands on every caution in the right-hand column.

What does “in descending order of weight” tell you?

United States labelling rules let a company group ingredients under a blend name and print only the blend’s total weight. The one rule that survives is that the ingredients inside it must be listed from the heaviest to the lightest.

So we know gotu kola is the largest share of the 121 mg and grape seed the smallest. That is the only quantity fact available. One extract could account for most of the weight and the other five for a trace, and the panel would look the same. The split could be even, but nothing says it is. If you divide 121 mg by six you get about 20 mg each, which is an average and not a measurement.

What are the other ingredients, and should they matter to you?

Water and vegetable glycerin make the base. Natural flavor gives the taste. Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate act as preservatives, so the liquid lasts. Malic acid is listed without a stated purpose. Sucralose is an artificial sweetener.

They matter in two ways. If you avoid artificial sweeteners or preservatives, you will want to know they are there, especially because the artwork says “straight from nature.” And if you have allergies or sensitivities, you can show this line to your doctor along with the six extracts. The label does not claim the product is vegan, gluten free or alcohol free, and we will not claim it either. Ask the order desk if one of those matters to you.

What does the label leave out?

How much of each of the six extracts a dose holds.
The extract ratio for each one, which would show how concentrated it is.
The aescin content of the horse chestnut, which is the figure that would show whether the best-studied ingredient is present in a meaningful amount.
Any step taken to remove the toxic part of horse chestnut seed.
The name of a testing laboratory, and a certificate you can read.
Why six extracts are on the panel while four are in the artwork.

Every one of these is a fair question for the order desk. What it can and cannot answer is itself useful to know before you spend money.

How can you check the panel on your own bottle?

Count the names
You should see six extracts under one blend line. Four names means you are looking at artwork, not the bottle.
Check the blend total
The figure should read 121 mg. A rounder number points to an edited label.
Read the serving
2 ml per serving and 30 servings per container should multiply to the 60 ml on the front.
Read the last line
Compare the Other Ingredients list word for word with the table above.

If your bottle differs from our table, tell us at [email protected] with a photograph. The bottle in your hand wins, and we will correct the page. This is background reading, not a medical opinion, and Glyco Barrier is not FDA approved.

Sources read for this article: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs (2026): Gotu Kola; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs (2026): Hawthorn; NCCIH, National Institutes of Health (2026): Hawthorn: Usefulness and Safety; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs (2026): Horse Chestnut; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs (2026): Butcher's Broom; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs (2026): Grape Seed; NCCIH, National Institutes of Health (2026): Grape Seed Extract: Usefulness and Safety; U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2026): Dietary Supplement Labeling Guide.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Glyco Barrier ingredients?

Six plant extracts in one 121 mg blend: gotu kola, Chinese hawthorn, horse chestnut, motherwort, butcher's broom and grape seed. Other ingredients: RO Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Malic Acid, Sucralose.

How much of each ingredient is in Glyco Barrier?

Not published. The panel gives only the 121 mg total for the blend. The order of the names tells you gotu kola is the largest share and grape seed the smallest.

Why does the artwork name only four ingredients?

We do not know. The artwork names hawthorn, motherwort, grape seed and gotu kola. The panel on the bottle also lists horse chestnut and butcher's broom.

Does Glyco Barrier contain sweeteners or preservatives?

Yes. It lists sucralose, an artificial sweetener, and sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, which are preservatives.

Is Glyco Barrier vegan, gluten free or alcohol free?

The label does not claim any of those. The base is water and vegetable glycerin with no ethanol listed, but ask the order desk if it matters to you.

Is there a supplement facts photo I can check?

Yes, the image above is a product render with some misspelled words. Trust the bottle in your hand and the transcription in our table.

Our view

Our view: the ingredient list is the most honest part of the product, and also the most frustrating. It is honest because the six names are printed in order. It is frustrating because the numbers that would let you judge the formula are all missing.

Take the panel to your doctor or pharmacist, say that the amounts are not published and ask what to watch for. If you decide to try it anyway, start with a pack that limits your risk. If amounts matter most to you, look for products that print them.

Last updated November 4, 2026

Put the six names next to your own medicines, show them to a clinician, and read the return terms on the checkout page before you order.