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
$25 · Serum
Mary&May
Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream Mini
$2.6 · Treatment
Mary&May
Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream
$8.91 · Treatment
Mary&May
Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream Mini Bundle Set
$4.6 · Treatment
APLB
Glutathione Niacinamide Facial Cream
$9.8 · Moisturizer
medicube
AGE-R Glutathione Glow Capsule Cream
$23.9 · Moisturizer