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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Glutathione in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Glutathione is a cosmetic ingredient that changes the chemistry of hair, as in perms. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 31 products, most often facial creams.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Glutathione do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Glutathione changes the chemistry of hair, as in perms. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: reducing.

reducing

What other names and numbers does Glutathione have?

CAS number
70-18-8
EC number
200-725-4
CosIng reference
34021

Which products contain Glutathione?

Open Beauty Facts finds Glutathione in the ingredient lists of 31 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often facial creams, face masks and body care.

  • Facial creams2
  • Face masks2
  • Body care2
  • Body milks2
  • Eye creams1

Products with it, by country of sale: Australia 10 · Singapore 5 · Turkey 4 · France 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Glutathione turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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