Another beauty and health gem, glutathione
What is glutathione?
Glutathione is a component distributed in the body organs, as a medicinal purpose, can protect the liver, the active ingredient is reduced glutathione, it can participate in the REDOX process in the body, has an antioxidant effect, reduce free radical damage, can also reduce melanin production, so as to achieve whitening effect, there are three methods for whitening, oral, external use, injection.
An open-end study evaluated the effect of oral glutathione 500mg once daily for 8 weeks in 30 Filipino women, showing that 90% of patients reported moderate whitening effects of glutathione and the rest reported mild whitening effects.
Oral glutathione effect is good!
From the current research on glutathione, oral glutathione does improve melanin to a certain extent, and also has anti-photoaging effects, such as reducing wrinkles and enlarged pores. But topical glutathione studies are also promising.
Another randomized half-face study, also involving 30 Filipino women, compared topical 2% glutathione lotion with topical placebo and showed 67% skin whitening on the glutathione side versus 3% whitening on the placebo side.
The effect of glutathione on whitening has been confirmed, like the "whitening pill" and "whitening needle" often heard on the market, also contains glutathione, clinically glutathione is also used as an auxiliary drug for the treatment of melasma.
However, due to safety considerations, it is not recommended that you take a long-term large dose of oral or injected glutathione, and there is no approved "whitening needle" product on the market, you need to choose carefully!
