Description
Cysteo Cream by Glenmark is a short-contact cream built around cysteamine hydrochloride, an ingredient used in skincare for the look of dark spots, pigmentation and uneven skin tone. Unlike leave-on brightening creams, it is applied for a set time and then washed off, so it fits easily into an evening routine.
Emollients such as isopropyl myristate and octyldodecanol give a smooth, easy-spreading texture, while vitamin E acetate adds antioxidant support. With consistent daily use and daily sun protection, skin tone looks more even and dark marks, including those left after blemishes, look less noticeable over time.
Key benefits
- Helps reduce the look of dark spots and pigmentation
- Helps skin tone look more even over time
- Short-contact routine: on for 15 to 30 minutes, then rinsed off
- Smooth, emollient texture with antioxidant vitamin E
How to use
- Once a day, preferably in the evening, apply a thin layer to the areas of concern on clean, dry skin.
- Leave on for 15 minutes to start; build up towards 30 minutes as your skin gets used to it. Then wash off with a mild cleanser.
- Follow with a gentle moisturiser, and use a broad-spectrum sunscreen every morning.
Pairs well with
- Demelan Daily Face Wash: a mild, fragrance-free cleanser to wash the cream off after the contact time.
- Heliocare 360 Pigment Solution Fluid SPF 50+: very high sun protection for skin prone to dark spots.
- Mesoestetic Mesoprotech Melan 130+ Pigment Control: very high sun protection for skin prone to dark spots.
- Mesoestetic Fast Skin Repair: a comforting cream for skin that feels sensitised.
Ingredients
Purified Water, Cysteamine Hydrochloride, Liquid Paraffin, Isopropyl Myristate, Octyldodecanol, Disodium Edetate, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Dimethicone 350, Palmitic Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Sodium Acrylate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylated Hydroxytoluene.
Good to know
- Contains active ingredients: read our Active Ingredients guide before use.
- Do not leave on overnight. Always wash off after the contact time.
- Mild warmth, tingling or redness during the contact time can happen. If it is uncomfortable, wash off, shorten the contact time or use it less often; stop if irritation continues.
- Cysteamine has a distinctive smell while on the skin; this rinses off.
- Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen every day, as sun exposure makes dark spots look more pronounced.
- Avoid the eyes, lips and broken skin. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask your doctor before use.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
- Patch test on a small area first and stop use if irritation occurs.
- For external use only. Keep out of reach of children.
Results vary from person to person.
