I was wondering there are a lot of whitening product introducing nowadays... is it really effective?some whitening capsules has metathione content and some are glutathione?what is the difference of the 2?and which is more effective?hoping an answer for my question.tnx

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What is the difference between glutathione and metathione?
7 Feb 2008... What is the difference between glutathione and metathione? Metathione is the Brandname Glutathione is the generic name Pretty much like...

What is the difference between glutathione and metathione? (http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/377381)

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I agree, Metathione is only the name brand of the generic brand glutathione, which is a tripeptide. Taking glutathione orally (or it's name brand) will not produce successful results because it is not absorbed well across the GI tract. To have the side effect of lightened skin from glutathione, the body will need to have absorbed large amounts of glutathione. It's scientifically proven that it is unable to lighten the skin this way and "whitening capsules, pills, sprays", etc are ineffective and "skin whitening" companies only try to market their "whitening" pills under false advertisements.

There is no difference between them, its just that metathione has a glutathione, glutathione is the active ingredient of metathione. Metathione has glutathione as its active ingredient. Glutathione is technically a protein, being made of 3 amino acids, cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine, which are produced normally by the body and have a very strong antioxidant effect. Hence Metathione is just a brand of Glutathione.