Glutathione Snow White Treatment, often referred to as 'IU Injection'.

What is Glutathione?

Glutathione is a representative antioxidant substance widely distributed in various organs of our body, including the liver, kidneys, and brain.

It helps reduce cell damage by eliminating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and is known to contribute to anti-aging and cell protection by supporting the activity of other antioxidants such as vitamins C and E.

How Glutathione Contributes to Skin Brightening

Beyond its simple antioxidant effects, glutathione can help make your skin tone clearer and more even.

Inhibition of Tyrosinase Enzyme Activity

By inhibiting the action of tyrosinase, a key enzyme involved in melanin formation, it can suppress excessive pigment production in the skin.

Regulation of Melanin Pigment Types

Glutathione helps the skin tone appear brighter by promoting the production of relatively lighter pheomelanin instead of dark, dense eumelanin.

Reduced Pigment Production Through Antioxidant Action

Reactive oxygen species generated by factors like UV radiation, heat, and inflammatory responses stimulate melanin production. Glutathione can help suppress pigment formation by eliminating these reactive oxygen species.

Synergistic Effect with Vitamin C

Vitamin C reactivates oxidized glutathione, and this reactivated glutathione then inhibits melanin synthesis. Through this interaction, a synergistic skin brightening effect can be expected.

In summary, glutathione can help improve skin tone naturally and evenly by inhibiting melanin production and promoting the creation of relatively lighter melanin.

What Makes Our Clinic's Glutathione Treatment Special?

Many people may have experienced glutathione through oral intake or injections. However, these methods can have clear limitations.

Limitations of Oral Glutathione Intake

Orally ingested glutathione has a low gastrointestinal absorption rate and is largely metabolized in the liver, meaning the amount of active ingredient that actually reaches the skin can be limited.

This is why it's difficult to expect an immediate skin brightening effect from oral intake alone.

Considerations for Intravenous Injection

Since intravenous injections spread the ingredient throughout the body, it can be difficult to concentrate the effects of glutathione on a specific area.

While it can help with systemic antioxidant effects or liver function improvement, its targeted delivery may be somewhat less effective for concentrated results on specific areas like facial pigmentation or skin tone improvement.

Our Clinic's Differentiated Glutathione Treatment

Iontophoresis Application: This method uses the power of electric current to directly deliver glutathione beyond the skin barrier into the dermis. Our goal is to simultaneously address the limitations of both oral intake and intravenous injection.

Targeted Delivery to Desired Areas: Instead of spreading throughout the body, it is designed to intensely absorb glutathione into facial skin where pigmentation or tone improvement is needed.

Use of Undiluted Glutathione Solution: We use a 100% undiluted glutathione solution ampoule without compromising efficacy. This can help glutathione fully exert its antioxidant and brightening effects.

Our clinic has structured its glutathione care program under the philosophy of 'more direct than oral intake, and more targeted than injections'.

The Necessity of Absorption Through Iontophoresis

Limitations of Oral Glutathione Intake: When glutathione is ingested orally, its gastrointestinal absorption rate is inconsistent, and a significant portion is metabolized in the liver, making it difficult for a sufficient amount to reach the skin.

Limitations of Topical Application: The stratum corneum on the skin's surface acts as a barrier protecting the skin from external substances. Therefore, water-soluble ingredients like glutathione may find it difficult to penetrate deeply into the skin through simple topical application.

Key Advantages of Iontophoresis:

Electrical Repulsion Effect: Helps to push negatively charged glutathione components beyond the skin barrier using electric current, aiding in their penetration.

Electro-osmotic Effect: Contributes to widening the pathways for active ingredient absorption by creating microscopic fluid flows within the skin.

Delivery to Deeper Skin Layers: It is possible to effectively deliver active ingredients to areas close to the skin's dermis layer, going beyond simple surface treatment.

Thus, iontophoresis is a more direct method than oral intake and can absorb active ingredients deeper into the skin than simply applying them topically.

Recommended Treatment Cycle and Frequency

Recommended Cycle: We generally recommend treatments at 1-week intervals.

Recommended Sessions: For consistent improvement, it is recommended to undergo at least 5 sessions.

Maintenance: Regular follow-up care after treatment can help maintain the improved skin tone stably.