Premium (Brightening Cleanse)
Glutathione Brightening Cleanser
Contains Glutathione + Niacinamide to brighten skin tone while cleansing. Gently reduces sallowness. Perfect for daily use by consumers seeking a brighter, more even complexion.
Product Overview
| MOQ | 5,000–10,000 sachets / SKU |
| Lead Time | 45–55 days |
| Sizes | 0.5–1g/ sachets, per box 30–40 packs |
| Packaging | Individual sachet or small bottle format |
| Mini Pack | Yes - Mini tube 15-30ml. Suitable for trial sizes and travel kit |
| Suitable For | All skin types, especially dull, uneven skin tone |
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Key Active Ingredients
How the Active Ingredients Work
A cleanser is a rinse-off step, and that single fact should shape how a brightening claim is built on it. Contact time is measured in seconds, so this product is positioned as the cleansing step of a brightening routine rather than the piece doing the heavy lifting. The baseline below is our standard ODM starting point, adjustable for your target market and price point.
Amino acid surfactants primary cleansing system
The cleansing base is built on amino acid surfactants rather than soap. Soap-based systems have to sit at a high pH simply to stay soluble, and that is a large part of why they leave skin feeling tight; an amino acid system does not, so the finished product can sit near neutral. This matters more on a brightening cleanser than on a basic one, because a routine that starts with a stripping wash undermines the leave-on steps that follow.
Glutathione baseline 0.5% · range 0.3–1.0%
Included as a recognised brightening active for the category — the ingredient buyers search for by name. We are direct about the format: published topical work on reduced glutathione used leave-on and regimen products, not a rinse-off wash, so we position this as routine support rather than the source of the result. The level stays at the lower end because raising it in a product that is rinsed away adds cost without a matching case for benefit. For topical use only — not the injectable form, which is not approved for skin lightening in the Philippines.
Niacinamide baseline 2.0% · range 1.0–2.0%
Vitamin B3 reduces the transfer of pigment to surface skin cells. The baseline is deliberately below the 3% we use in a leave-on serum, for the same reason as above: contact time here is short. Brands that want a stronger ingredient statement can move to the top of this support range. Korea caps niacinamide at 5% in its functional-cosmetic framework, which sits above this rinse-off range.
Alpha-Arbutin 0.5% · optional in this format
Available on request for brands that want the full brightening ingredient list to appear on the cleanser as well. Hydroquinone is not used as an ingredient in this formula. Under Regulation (EU) 2024/996 any residue carried over from the raw material must stay at unavoidable trace levels.
Glycerin supporting humectant
It offsets the moisture loss that any cleansing step causes and keeps the after-feel comfortable.
Formulation & Customization Options
| Service model | ODM (adjust our existing base) or full OEM custom development |
| Adjustable actives | Glutathione and niacinamide levels; alpha-arbutin optional; enzyme or gentle exfoliating version on request |
| Target pH | Formulated in the near-neutral range, well below the alkaline range of soap-based systems |
| Texture & base | Creamy emulsion wash (default), gel wash, or foaming pump format |
| Formats | Individual sachet or small bottle; larger tube format available |
| Fragrance | Fragrance-free (default) or custom scent |
| Certifications | ISO 22716, GMPC; SGS testing supported upon request |
Launch-fit guide
Who This Product Is Built For
Brands building a full brightening routine
This is the entry step, not the treatment step. It works best specified alongside a leave-on product such as our Glutathione Brightening Serum, where the same actives sit at higher levels and stay on the skin instead of being rinsed away.
Sachet-led distribution
Sachets remain the dominant trial format for brightening products across the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The sachet MOQ is quoted separately from bottled formats.
Brands that need an honest claim structure
Regulators across the region look at whether a claim matches the format. Positioning a rinse-off product as routine support, with the leave-on step carrying the brightening promise, is the structure least likely to be challenged.
Founders launching a first range
Cleanser plus serum is the most common two-SKU launch we produce, and both can be made under one certified roof with matched packaging.
Planning Your Glutathione Brightening Cleanser Project
What to prepare before quotation and sampling, which checks are part of routine manufacturing, and which items are confirmed separately for this product type.
What to include in your brief
- Specify the rinse-off texture, cleansing reference and intended after-feel alongside the destination market.
- Choose sachet, bottle or tube, and provide the artwork area and dispensing or opening requirements.
- Confirm which ingredient statements need documentation and who approves the routine positioning before sampling.
Quality and testing plan
Agree sample criteria for cleansing, foam, rinsing and post-wash tightness, then assess pack sealing or dispensing with the final formula. Separate routine batch-release checks from project stability, compatibility and claim studies; confirm quotation coverage and report responsibility.
Market and claims checkpoints
- Ingredient presence does not establish finished-product brightening; any outcome claim needs evidence matching the rinse-off use.
Pricing and testing scope depend on the final formula, packaging, quantity and destination market.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order quantity?
MOQ is 5,000–10,000 sachets per SKU, measured in individual sachets rather than boxes. The box quantity is calculated from the confirmed number of sachets per box. Bottled formats are quoted separately, and as a general baseline across our range minimums start from 3,000 units per SKU depending on the product and level of customization.
Can a rinse-off cleanser really brighten skin?
We do not claim it does the work on its own. Contact time is measured in seconds, so we position a brightening cleanser as the cleansing step of a routine, with the leave-on serum or cream carrying the brightening promise. If your brief needs a stronger claim, we would build it on a leave-on format.
Can I raise the glutathione level?
Yes, within the stated range. We will tell you when a higher level mainly adds cost rather than benefit in a rinse-off format, but the decision is yours.
How long does sampling and production take?
Custom sample rounds take 2–3 weeks. Bulk production runs 45–55 days for this product, longer than our bottled formats because sachets are filled, sealed and checked individually. Plan your launch date off 45–55 days, not off our standard cleanser timeline.
Is it certified for export?
Manufacturing is ISO 22716 and GMPC compliant, SGS testing is supported on request, and we confirm ingredient compliance against your destination market before sampling. One point specific to sachets: the printable area is small, and several Southeast Asian markets require the full ingredient list, origin and notification details on the pack itself. We check that your mandatory text physically fits before artwork is finalised rather than after.
Customization
OEM/ODM supported; glutathione and niacinamide levels adjustable; alpha-arbutin optional
Target Markets
Certifications
ISO 22716 & GMPC certified; SGS testing supported upon request
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