Pure reduced Glutathione manufactured in the U.S. to the highest quality standards
Every lot individually assayed for identity, purity and potency to guarantee consumer confidence
The first L-Glutathione to gain BFAD approval
United States FDA approved and certified
Anti-aging and strengthens the immune system fight against pollution
Functions as the body's master anti-oxidant
Protect against cellular damage from free radicals
Lightens the skin by altering the melanin creation process
Strengthens the liver
Available in both bottles and retail
L-glutathione: 250mg (30 capsules) BFAD FR No.:47069
L-Glutathione Questions & Answers
1. Q: Is this product "reduced" Glutathione? What does "reduced" Glutathione mean?
A: Yes. Natural Formula's product is "reduced" Glutathione. The "L" in "L-Glutathione" is the pharmaceutical indicator for "reduced". So if someone mistakenly says "reduced" L-Glutathione, they are effectively saying "reduced" "reduced" Glutathione which is makes no sense. There is no such thing as "reduced" L-Glutathione. You can say "L-Glutathione" or "reduced Glutathione". They both mean the same thing.
"L" or "reduced" in Pharmaceutical speak effectively means "concentrated". Hence, "L-Glutathione" effectively means "concentrated Glutathione".
2. Q: Do you have assay test results on your L-Glutathione?
A: Yes. But bear in mind that when a company does its own assay testing, they get to choose the sample they submit. They can submit one thing and then sell something else. And there are companies out there doing this. You can't trust an assay test done by the company selling the product.
The only safety the consumer has in the Philippine market is to find a reliable brand that works!. L-Glutathione is not like other vitamins that you can only see the results after many years. If it doesn't whiten your skin, it is not working. Why keep buying something that doesn't work?
3. Q: What is the required dose for whitening?
A: The number being put out is anywhere from 10mg/kg/day to 40mg/kg/day, but these are not scientifically derived numbers. By this we mean that there has been no large clinically controlled trial used to determine this number. In the best case, these numbers may be based off of experience. But in the worst case, particularly with the very high doses, it is more likely that it is based off the desire to sell more L-Glutathione. At 40mg/kg/day, you are looking at a dose of 2000mg a day or more for most people. In our experience, this is an unecessarily high dose. We have customers that have seen excellent results taking just one 250mg capsule a day.
We recommend taking a dose of 500mg a day split into two doses--one in the morning and one at night. In our experience, this works very well for most people, and it is reasonably affordable. We do not have data that supports the need for a higher dose for long-term whitening.
4. Q: Why isn't there any Vitamin-C or Alpha-Lipoic acid in Natural Formula's L-Glutathione Supplements?
A: First, we have seen that our L-Glutathione is very effective without any other added ingredients, and because we don't mix it with anything else, we can guarantee the purity of it. But there are other reasons for not mixing ingredients as well. Many consumers may have seen brown L-Glutathione pills in the market. You will notice that our pills are white. They never turn brown. The reason those other pills are turning brown is because the Vitamin-C in the pill is oxiding. When the Vitamin-C oxidizes, it can also damage the L-Glutathione in the pill as well. Further, if you do a web search for "Vitamin-C dose L-Glutathione" or some such thing, you will see that the recommended ratio of Vitamin-C to L-Glutathione for skin whitening is anywhere from 2x to 3x the dose of L-Glutathione. That means for a 250mg L-Glutathione capsule such as ours, you need to supplement with 500mg to 750mg of Vitamin-C for each L-Glutathione capsule taken. If you look at the products that contain Vitamin-C along with L-Glutathione, you will see that they contain at most 100mg or 120mg of Vitamin-C which is not nearly enough.
So people that want to supplement with Vitamin-C for increased whitening need to take a seperate pill anyway. Why take the risk of the Vitamin-C damaging the L-Glutathione? It doesn't make sense to us. That's why there is no Vitamin-C in our L-Glutathione.
Alpha-Lipoic acid is a derivate of the Bearbeary plant. There is no scientific evidence that suggests that it enhances the effect of L-Glutathione in any way that we are aware of. We do not mix in just any ingredients with our supplements. Unless the ingredients combine in a synergistic way to enhance the effect of the supplement, we are not going to mix them together. There are many supplements and vitamins which are antagonistic to each other. Either one blocks or inhibits the absorbtion of the other or one breaks down or accelerates the degradation of the other somewhere along the way before they are both assimilated into the body. In our experience, it is best not to mix supplements when it can be avoided.
5. Q: Was Natural Formula really the first L-Glutathione in the Philippines?
A: We were the first BFAD certified L-Glutathione in the Philippines. Our L-Glutathine was BFAD certified in the Philippines in 2004.
6. Q: Is Natural Formula's L-Glutathione US FDA approved?
A: Yes. All of Natural Formula's products are US FDA approved. In the particular case of the L-Glutathione, we have the documentation to prove this, and that documentation has been certified by both the US State Department and the Philippine embassy in San Francisco.
7. Q: Why don't you use a larger dose?
A: We researched this before we brought L-Glutathione into the Philippines. In our opinion, as noted above, the best dose for most people is 500mg. And this dose should be split into two parts--one in the morning and one at night. So 250mg is the perfect dose to accomplish this--one pill in the morning and one at night. Further, the pill is already fairly large at 250mg, and it is almost purely L-Glutathione. So to make a 500mg pill, the pill has to be at least 2x its current size. That large of a pill is difficult for many people to swallow. Also, once a person has reached the desired level of whiteness, it has been our experience that 250mg of L-Glutathione is adequate to maintain that level of whiteness on an ongoing basis.
If we increased the strength, people would be forced to take more L-Glutathione than they need which unecessarily increases the cost of an already expensive supplement. We understand that L-Glutathione is very difficult for many people in the Philippines to afford. Our goal is to make it as reasonably priced as possible without cutting the quality. This means we don't force people to take more than what they need.
