What is glutathione?
Glutathione (GSH) sounds complicated, but it’s actually a “little guard” in our bodies. It is a small molecule that occurs naturally in the cells of our body, and has a special name, “sulfhydryl” (-SH), and this sulfhydryl group is like its “weapon”, which can help us defend against bad things.
Glutathione’s main job is to scavenge free radicals.
Free radicals sound cool, but they’re actually “bad molecules” in the body that wreak havoc everywhere and harm our cells.
Glutathione acts like a superhero by “trapping” free radicals, reducing their damage to cells and allowing them to function normally.
How good is glutathione for your skin?
(1) Anti-oxidation and anti-aging
Reduce free radical “damage” :
Free radicals are like a bunch of naughty kids, running around and damaging the cells in our skin.
Glutathione acts like a “super nanny”, trapping free radicals and reducing their damage to skin cells.
In this way, our skin cells can work well and don’t age as quickly.
For more elastic skin:
The collagen in your skin is like an “elastic rope” that keeps your skin firm.
Glutathione reduces free radical damage, which leads to better collagen synthesis and naturally more elastic skin with fewer wrinkles.
For glowing skin:
Antioxidants also reduce oxidative damage to the skin, acting like a protective coating to make the skin look healthier and more radiant.
(2) Reduce pigmentation
Reduces melanin production:
Melanin is the “color agent” in the skin, and if too much is produced, it will cause stains.
Glutathione inhibits the activity of tyrosinase, an enzyme that is key to melanin production.
Without the “help” of tyrosinase, melanin is not easy to produce, and the stain is less.
Accelerate the metabolism of melanin:
There is no need to worry about the melanin that has been produced, and glutathione can speed up their breakdown and excretion, so that the skin becomes more uniform.
(3) Promote skin repair
Regulating cell signaling pathways:
Glutathione acts as a “commander” that regulates signaling pathways in cells, allowing skin cells to better proliferate and differentiate.
In this way, skin damage can be repaired more quickly.
Reduce inflammation:
Inflammation is a common response to skin injury, but inflammation that lasts too long can harm the skin.
The antioxidant effects of glutathione reduce inflammation and allow the skin to recover faster.
Is glutathione safe to use?
Glutathione has been used in dermatology for many years and considered safe.
Just like our usual skin care products, the concentration of glutathione used in cosmetics strictly evaluated and there no concern about harm to the body.
Its also widely used in food and medicine, and its safety guaranteed.
What skin problems can glutathione solve?
(1) Skin aging
Antioxidant treatment:
You can take oral glutathione supplements, or use skin care products containing glutathione to reduce oxidative damage to skin cells and slow skin aging.
For more elastic skin:
Glutathione promotes the synthesis of collagen, which naturally leads to more elastic skin and fewer wrinkles.
(2) Pigmentation
Reduces melanin production: Glutathione can inhibit tyrosinase activity, reduce melanin production, and lighten the stain.
Accelerate melanin metabolism: The melanin that has generated can also broken down and excreted faster, making the skin more uniform.
(3) Skin injury repair
Promote cell proliferation and differentiation: Glutathione can regulate cell signaling pathways, allow skin cells to better proliferate and differentiate, and accelerate the repair of skin damage.
Reduce inflammation: The antioxidant effects of glutathione can reduce inflammation, reduce the damage of inflammation to the skin, and allow the skin to recover faster.
