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Glutathione is a protein made in the liver and is involved in several processes
Various topical, oral, and injection-based cosmetic skin-lightening agents with different mechanisms of action are used widely across Asia, including hydroquinone, azelaic acid, kojic acid, mulberry, alpha-arbutin, beta-arbutin, glutathione, licorice root, papaya, vitamin A (e.g., retinol), vitamin B (i.e., niacinamide), and vitamin C
Available from: Billingsley P, Binka F, Chaccour C, Foy BD, Gold S, Gonzalez-Silva M et al (2020) A Roadmap for the development of Ivermectin as a complementary malaria vector control tool