Certain Manufacturers of glutathione “recommend '' that you take IV glutathione to achieve the
desired therapeutic levels you need for the skin to rapidly produce “instant”
skin whitening results. But how much of that is true? And since glutathione has
been Hailed for generations as a “magical skin whitening” molecule, like in the philippines,
its popularity has been growing and growing each year and a lot of misinformation is out
there on it as well. In this video, we will look at why I question glutathione for skin whitening,
the potential harms in IV glutathione that you should know of, and what you can do instead to
address hyperpigmentation and melasma, so definitely stay tuned till the end.
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wasting anymore time, lets get straight into it. Sadly, A lighter skin tone has been considered a
superior trait in most races, especially in women of Asian or African descent who have Fitzpatrick
skin types 4 thru 6. And manufacturers know that there is a huge demand and obsession to
get whiter skin, so they have an incentive to push the narrative that IV glutathione is the
solution for that. Here is the problem though. Glutathione is a small, low-molecular weight,
water-soluble thiol-tripeptide formed by three amino acids (glutamate, cysteine and glycine).
So it doesnt stay long in the body if taken orally, hence why iv glutathione is said to
be preferred. And glutathione is known for being the mother of all antioxidants, it helps make dna,
it regenerates vitamin c and e, it helps the liver and gallbladder deal with fats,
and interestingly it may also help with removing mercury from the brain. So definitely you cant
discredit the powerful benefits that glutathione has, but just because it is the mother of all
antioxidants and the most powerful antioxidant in the body, that doesnt mean it whitens the skin.
In fact, glutathione as a skin-lightening agent was an accidental discovery when skin lightening
was noticed as a side effect of large doses of glutathione and this was due to its effects on
stopping the enzyme tyrosinase from working. And guess what if you stop tyrosinase activity, you
go from normal pigmentation to hypopigmentation, because you produce less melanin and therefore
get whiter skin. Particularly an increase in the yellow-red pheomelanin, which is associated with
lighter skin color. Because you got two types of melanin, the black brown colored eumelanin,
and pheomelanin, the lighter melanin that you want to switch the melanogenesis skin
machinery to. But hold on, didnt you say it doesnt work? Isnt that a contradiction?
You know whats really interesting, is the fact that iv injections of glutathione have been used
for years but there is not even a single clinical trial evaluating its efficacy. Manufactureres
recommend 600–1200 mg for skin lightening, to be injected once or twice a week, but dont tell you
for how long to keep doing that for. Which is a problem because long term safety goes up in the
air. How do you know when its okay to stop? And what exactly happens when taking it for a long
time? Does the skin go back to its original color? You really cant be sure. And not just that, theres
been Only three randomized controlled trials that have been conducted so far but with short term
follow-up periods. Which is another problem. They never followed up with the patients they worked on
in the study. Which means, We need to have more randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
trials with a larger sample sizes, long term follow-up periods, with well defined primary and
secondary outcomes in order to fully recommend its use for skin whitening. Without it, you cant say
for sure that it works. And speaking of long term safety. The Department of Health, in the Republic
of the Philippines, issued a a warning for the public on the safety of the off-label use of
glutathione injections with reported side effects like Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic
epidermal necrolysis (TEN), severe abdominal pain, thyroid dysfunction, renal dysfunction, and lethal
complications such as air embolism, or potentially fatal sepsis due to incorrect/unsterile
methods of IV use and get this, counterfeit glutathione. Because guess what, the scammers
know you are desperate for lighter skin, and dont care about your health and just want your money.
Someone had to say it. So am I trying to say that glutathione has no chance? What I will say is,
that the potential could be there,but, its too early to say it works. So what can you do instead,
I made a series of videos on various treatments for melasma and hyperpigmentation, that i
encourage you to watch. Ive covered, melasma mistakes to avoid, as well as the many topical
treatments like how to use alpha arbutin, azelaic acid, vitamin c serum, kojic acid, rosehip oil,
and so much more, which ill leave links to in the description box below. I encourage you
to watch all of them and share with me your thoughts, Id be happy to hear from you all.
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