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GlutathioneSkin Whitening: Does it really work? Is it safe?


GlutathioneSkin Whitening: Does it really work? Is it safe?


“Glutathione –Skin Whitening Magic Potion”, “Skin white with Glutathione”

You can always find these words in supplementary food especially the skin whitening ones. Do you have any questions about Glutathione? What is it? Can it really whiten skin? Does it cause side effects? You can find out the answers in the following bullets.

-   Glutathione in human body
  •   It is an important antioxidant made by cells in a human body.
  •  It prevents damages to important cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species.
  •  It stimulates immunity in body.
  • It helps liver eliminating toxic.
-   Why is Glutathione used for skin whitening?
Glutathione was tested for curing some diseases such as cancer in stomach, cancer in prostate gland, etc. It was injected into veins or muscles. The amazing side effect of Glutathione appears on the skin color. It becomes brighter and WHITER. So it is wildly used for whitening skin.
-    How does Glutathione whiten skin?
Glutathione can inhibit Tyrosinase. Tyrosinase is an enzyme that involves in melanin synthesis. (Melanin is a natural pigment. The more melanin your body synthesizes, the darker your skin is.) Glutathione can also change the brown pigment to the pink pigment.
-     Does Glutathione work on whitening skin?



There are currently 3 ways to take the glutathione into your body. The first one is taking orally, the second is applying Glutathione lotion and the other is injection. For the first one, Glutathione doesn’t work certainly because it was damaged during the digestion. Neither does the second one. Glutathione is too big to be absorbed into the skin. So the other way is the most wildly use done. Glutathione is injected into veins or muscles and you have to do it regularly because the effect lasted for a while, not forever. The side effect of this makes the skin whiter BUT there is no credible academic article confirming the efficiency and safety for the skin whitening glutathione effect. There are many other side effects caused by the Glutathione injection.
-      What is the side effect of taking Glutathione by injection regularly?

  •  It causes the exceeding Glutathione and may cause the danger for long-term usage.
  • It may cause infection, high injecting speed and bubbles in blood vessel that are deathly danger.
  • It can decrease visibility so American Medical Journal classified Glutathione as Systemic Drugs with Ocular Side Effects.
  • If you get HIGH concentrated Glutathione, you may get a shock, muscular tremor, severe allergy, hallucination, suffocation, BOOP (small bronchia), etc.

Glutathione was tested for curing some diseases. The side effect is whitening skin so it was widely used because of its side effect. An effect of injection Glutathione into veins is the only way that body can get Glutathione. It makes brighter and whiter skin for a while but also causes many problems. There is no credible academic article confirming its efficiency and safety.

References
1.    The importance of glutathione in human disease. Biomed Pharmacother. 2003 May-Jun; 57(3-4):145-55
2.    Villarama CD, Maibach HI. Glutathione as a depigmenting agent: an overview. Int J Cosmet Sci 2005;27:147–53.
3.    พิมลพรรณ พิทยานุกุล. สารกลูตาไธโอน ช่วยให้ขาวได้จริงหรือ[Online]. 2008 Apr 22 [cited 2015 Feb 15]. Available from: URL: http://www.consumerthai.org/old/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1055&Itemid=38



Chanissara  Thanachaisakul    56010009

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