White and smooth skin is the beauty that many people, regardless of gender, want. These days, when the UV index is rising, there seems to be a lot of people who are particularly interested in skin whitening .
'White jade injection' is the treatment that is receiving the highest attention at home and abroad in relation to skin whitening .Glutathione , a powerful antioxidant , is administered to the body to remove free radicals and toxins in cells, and inhibits the synthesis of melanin tohelp whiten the skin .
Today, we will take a look at whether glutathione, the key ingredient of this white jade injection, has any benefits for the skin through a paper.
1. Skin whitening
Everyone knows that melanin is the factor that determines the color of our skin . Reports that glutathione affects the melanin index have been continuously accumulating in academia.
Based on these previous studies, the results of a randomized, double-blind clinical study examining the effect of oral glutathione intake on the improvement of melanin index in healthy adults were published in The Journal of dermatological treatment in 2012 .
" All 60 subjects completed the study, and the melanin index of the glutathione intake group continued to decrease in all 6 body parts observed for 4 weeks of intake . "
Reference paper: Arjinpathana, N., & Asawanonda, P. (2012). Glutathione as an oral whitening agent: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The Journal of dermatological treatment, 23(2), 97–102.
2. Reduce skin wrinkles and improve elasticity
Glutathione functions as a powerful antioxidant in our body . Antioxidant means to prevent cellular oxidation caused by free radicals in the body, and is closely related to anti-aging.
Accordingly, in a paper published in Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology in 2017, a clinical study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oral intake of reduced and oxidized glutathione on skin aging indicators and reported the results as follows.
" A significant decrease in wrinkles was observed in the reduced glutathione group compared to the placebo group, and a tendency to increase skin elasticity was observed in both the reduced glutathione and oxidized glutathione groups . "
Reference papers: Weschawalit, S., Thongthip, S., Phutrakool, P., & Asawanonda, P. (2017). Glutathione and its antiaging and antimelanogenic effects. Clinical, Cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 10, 147.
3. Anti-aging
Reporting the results of a clinical study to evaluate the effects of oral intake of glutathione on skin aging indicators , this paper presents the study's conclusions as follows.
" In summary, we show that oral ingestion of reduced and oxidized glutathione has multiple benefits for skin properties and may perform anti-aging functions, at least in middle-aged female subjects . "
Reference papers: Weschawalit, S., Thongthip, S., Phutrakool, P., & Asawanonda, P. (2017). Glutathione and its antiaging and antimelanogenic effects. Clinical, Cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 10, 147.
Above, we briefly reviewed the main functions of glutathione , which has been verified by the academic community .
I hope you have a healthy body and mind. More than that, it was Jinny.
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