Lip balms are quite popular during the winter season when the air is drier and lips may lose moisture at a much faster rate
(2024) 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): Developed by the task force for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC
They concluded current evidence of the skin-whitening effect of glutathione is still inconclusive however there is a trend that glutathione might brighten skin colour at sun-exposed area. A review specifically focusing on topical glutathione (and melanogenesis) found that though topical forms (e.g., GSH 0.5% vs 0.1%) had more effect, the studies were small, short term and lack longterm data
Taking it correctly is key
Separately, a disproportionality analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) by Godfrey et al., published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (2025), found an elevated reporting odds ratio for alopecia with semaglutide of 2.46 (95% CI: 2.142.83)
Both desired and undesired
