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Additionally, it can lighten skin tone by inhibiting melanin production, giving the skin a more youthful and radiant complexion
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Glutathione protects the cell from free radical damage and helps improve cellular function at all levels (immune function, hormone levels, mitochondrial function, etc.) Glutathione can help lighten skin tone by intervening in two cellular processes: Glutathione binds to an enzyme called Tyrosinase which is responsible for the production of melanin the pigment that gives us our skin tone
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