Glutathione for Melasma
A "master antioxidant" your body already makes. In skincare it gently lightens overall tone and helps fade pigmentation when used consistently over months.
Why it works for Melasma
Nudges your skin to make a lighter type of pigment instead of a darker one, and mops up some pigment-triggering damage. The topical evidence is modest and slow. The pill and IV versions are heavily marketed but the studies behind them are weak. Treat it as an add-on, not your main treatment.
How Glutathione works
Tripeptide antioxidant (γ-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine) that scavenges free radicals and shifts melanogenesis from dark eumelanin toward lighter pheomelanin by inhibiting tyrosinase.
Evidence
4 citations from our ingredient database. Full citation list on the Glutathione ingredient page.
Products with Glutathione in our catalog
These are the catalog products that list Glutathione as a tracked ingredient.
COSRX
The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum
$17.5 · Serum
Mary&May
Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream Mini
$6.99 · Treatment
JUMISO
Niacinamide 20 Serum
$21 · Serum
numbuzin
No.9 NAD Bio Lifting-sil Essence
$23.3 · Serum
numbuzin
No.9 NAD+ PDRN Glow Boosting Toner
$16.99 · Toner
Centellian24
Expert Madeca Cream Active Renew PDRN
$38 · Moisturizer