Top Picks for NAC Based on quality, cost, and formulation, ConsumerLab selected four products as its overall Top Picks for NAC: moderate-dose, high-dose, vegan, and powder-form
KEY INGREDIENTS: Purified Water, Glycerine, Shea Butter, Kojic Acid Dipalmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Niacinamide, Olivem 1000, Coconut oil, Alpha Arbutin, Emulsifying Wax, Vitamin E, Glutathione, Sodium PCA, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, 2- Phenoxyethanol, Castor Oil, Titanium Dioxide, Lactic Acid, Immid Urea, Disodium EDTA, Zinc Oxide, Palmitoyl Tripeptide, Tripeptide, Butylated Hydroxytoluene, Solanum lycopersicum extract, Rubia cordifolia extract, Solanum tuberosum extract, Fragrance
Recommended diluent: Bacteriostatic Water (BAC water) with 0.9% benzyl alcohol preservative
MTT Cell Proliferation and Cytotoxicity Assay Kit (batch number C0009S) was obtained from Beyotime
Human pilot evidence Three small pilots: a 12-patient knee-pain case series (Lee & Padgett, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2021)