OPALESCE is a 100% natural, GMO-free and vegan-friendly product containing potent colourless carotenoids and L-cysteine, a natural precursor to glutathione. The daily amounts (total for the three daily capsules) are:

• Colourless carotenoids – 840mg
• L-cysteine – 510mg (over ten times the amount found in some other skin lightening capsules)

Colourless carotenoids – derived from hybrid white tomatoes – provide multiple skin health and beauty benefits:

• Provide protection against skin damage caused by the sun (including melasma) and environmental factors;
• Can encourage a lighter, more even skin tone;
• Promote a more youthful complexion;
• Inhibit the synthesis of melanin (which causes darker skin tone and melasma);
• Help to naturally control skin pigmentation and darkening; and
• Can reduce inflammation and skin damage.

Colourless carotenoids have been shown to make the skin more radiant, better hydrated and more supple, with a more even tone.

L-cysteine is an amino acid that helps your body to produce glutathione, a very powerful antioxidant. L-cysteine is easily absorbed by your gut, meaning that much more glutathione becomes available for your body to use. This is important because glutathione:

• Can combat dangerous free radicals;
• Helps to boost your immune system;
• Helps to purge toxins from your body; and
• Can promote skin lightening.

OPALESCE is designed to help you achieve a brighter, lighter complexion and to correct skin blemishes. It is an ideal treatment for melasma and can help reverse sun damage, while providing protection against further damage.

This will vary from patient to patient. Many patients see results within 1 – 2 months. Stopping taking OPALESCE can cause skin blemishes to gradually return, so long-term use for skin tone maintenance is recommended.

OPALESCE is sold in bottles of 90 capsules. The recommended dose is three capsules per day, taken orally. Each bottle therefore provides 30 days’ supply of OPALESCE skin lightening capsules.

The recommended retail price for OPALESCE is R1 800.00 per 90-capsule bottle. This equates to just R60.00 per day.

Cheaper skin lightening products are available, but many of these contain synthetic glutathione which cannot be absorbed by your gut. This means that it never becomes bioavailable and is ultimately flushed from your body as a waste product. In other words, skin lightening products based on synthetic glutathione are ineffective and a waste of money, even if they appear to offer better value.

OPALESCE is available from leading dermatologists, spas and beauty therapists. Alternatively, click here to purchase OPALESCE online.

OPALESCE is classed as a ‘dietary supplement’ so no prescription is required.

As OPALESCE is classed as a ‘dietary supplement’, no approval is required. However, colourless carotenoids have been classified as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) by the US FDA, the European Food Safety Authorities and other regulatory agencies.

In addition, the EU Scientific Committee for Food has concluded that L-cysteine is safe as a food additive.

OPALESCE has no known side-effects. During clinical trials, colourless carotenoids did not demonstrate any side-effects. Taking extra capsules would have the same effect as eating an extra tomato. OPALESCE has been tested in multiple clinical trials and has been shown to be effective and safe.  

Because OPALESCE contains colourless carotenoids, it does not affect the colour of your skin. Alternative products that contain red or orange carotenoids can cause your skin to take on an orange hue.  

The powder content of OPALESCE capsules is manufactured in licensed factories in Europe, and then placed in capsules here in South Africa.