Can I use besan instead of face wash with glutathione cream?

Occasionally, yes. For daily use, a gentle face wash is easier on the skin, especially in winter and when you use a retinol night cream.

Can I use besan and glutathione cream on the same night?

Yes with a plain glutathione cream if you rinse the pack gently and let the skin dry. With GlutaNex Night Cream, besan fits best on a rest night.

How often should I use a besan pack?

Once or twice a week is enough for most skin. Dry skin may prefer once a week or less in winter.

Can men use besan with glutathione cream?

Yes. Do not use a besan pack on freshly shaved skin; wait until the next day.

Glutathione Cream with Besan: Right Order and Safe Use

By the GlutaNex team · Updated 3 November 2026 · 0 sources cited

Can I use besan with glutathione cream?

Yes, as separate steps, not mixed in the jar. Use a gentle besan pack on clean skin, rinse it off without rubbing, pat dry, and then apply the glutathione cream. With a retinol night cream like GlutaNex, a besan pack fits best on a rest night.

Should I apply besan before or after glutathione cream?

Before, and wash it off completely. Besan is a wash-off pack. Putting besan on top of a leave-on cream wastes the cream and leaves a gritty film on the skin.

Does besan with glutathione make skin fair?

No. A besan pack can leave skin feeling clean and looking fresher, and a glutathione cream with daily sunscreen may help tan and dark marks look lighter slowly over 8 to 12 weeks. Neither changes your natural skin colour.

You can use besan with glutathione cream, but as two separate steps: a gentle besan pack on clean skin, rinsed off without scrubbing, and then a thin layer of the cream. If your glutathione cream also has retinol or salicylic acid, keep besan packs for the nights you are not using it, because rubbing besan before those actives is a common cause of stinging.

Besan (gram flour) is the base of most Indian ubtans and haldi packs, and many people use it instead of soap through the winter wedding season. This guide explains where it fits next to a glutathione cream, a simple recipe, and the mistakes to avoid.

Besan vs glutathione cream at a glance

	Besan pack	Glutathione cream
Main cosmetic job	Soaks up oil, lifts dirt, leaves skin feeling clean and smooth	Brighter, more even-looking tone over weeks
How to use	Wash-off pack, 10 to 15 minutes	Thin leave-on layer, last step at night
Texture	Fine powder, slightly grainy when wet	Smooth cream
Main downside	Can dry or roughen skin if left to crack or rubbed hard	Works slowly; needs sunscreen every morning
What it cannot do	Fade spots or tan on its own	Change your natural skin colour

The right order on a besan night

Remove makeup and sunscreen first. Besan alone does not take off waterproof makeup.
Mix the pack: 1 to 2 teaspoons of besan with enough plain water, rose water or milk to make a smooth, soft paste, not a thick dough.
Apply a thin layer with fingers, avoiding the eyes, eyebrows and hairline.
Rinse after 10 to 15 minutes, before it cracks. Wet it first, then wash off with lukewarm water and soft movements. Do not rub it like a scrub.
Pat dry and wait a few minutes so the skin is fully dry.
Apply the glutathione cream as a thin, pea-sized layer, or on a GlutaNex rest night, a plain moisturiser.
Sunscreen every morning, SPF 30 or higher.

Once or twice a week is enough. On other days, a gentle face wash such as Gluta Boost Face Wash does the cleansing job without any grit. For general layering, see how to use glutathione cream.

A special note on GlutaNex Night Cream

GlutaNex Glutathione Night Cream contains glutathione, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C, retinol, ceramides, salicylic acid, peptides, aloe vera, turmeric and neem. Salicylic acid already loosens dead skin and retinol speeds up skin turnover, so the cream does not need a besan scrub before it.

The Night Cream is for night only. Start with 2 to 3 nights a week.
Plan besan packs for the nights in between. For example: Night Cream on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; besan pack and plain moisturiser on Sunday.
If you do use besan on a cream night, rinse it gently, wait until the skin is completely dry and use a thinner layer of cream.
If the cream stings after a pack, wash it off and read glutathione cream burning. The same caution applies to other acids; see glutathione and salicylic acid.

Besan add-ins: what is fine and what to skip

Add-in	Verdict
Plain water or rose water	Fine for all skin types
Milk or a little curd	Fine for dry skin; curd has its own rules, see glutathione cream with curd
Pinch of haldi	Optional; it can stain. Read glutathione and turmeric
Honey	Fine for dry skin; see glutathione cream with honey
Lemon juice	Skip. It can irritate and make skin more sun-sensitive. See glutathione cream with lemon
Sugar, coffee or coarse besan	Skip on cream nights; too harsh before retinol
Mixing besan into the cream jar	Never. It spoils the texture and brings water and germs into the jar

Which skin types suit a besan pack

Skin type or season	Besan pack?
Oily skin, humid coastal weather	Yes, once or twice a week with water or rose water. See glutathione for oily skin
Combination skin	On the T-zone; skip dry cheeks
Dry skin, North Indian winter	Occasionally, with milk or honey, rinsed early. See glutathione cream for dry skin
Acne-prone skin	Gentle pack only, never scrubbed over pimples
Sensitive or retinol-new skin	Wait until the first 4 weeks of the Night Cream are going smoothly
Broken, sunburnt or freshly waxed skin	Skip both the pack and the Night Cream until it settles

Besan and multani mitti are often used the same way; if you prefer clay, read glutathione cream with multani mitti.

Mistakes to avoid

Letting the pack dry and crack. Cracked packs pull moisture from the skin. Rinse while it is still slightly damp.
Scrubbing it off. Rubbing grainy besan before a retinol and salicylic acid cream causes redness and stinging.
Using it every day instead of face wash through a dry winter.
Skipping sunscreen because the face "looks brighter" after a pack. Tan and dark marks need daily sun protection.

What to expect, honestly

A besan pack can leave skin feeling clean and looking fresher for the evening, which is why it is a wedding-week favourite. It does not fade tan, dark spots or acne marks by itself. Those need daily sunscreen and time; a glutathione cream may help them look lighter slowly over 8 to 12 weeks. See glutathione cream results for a realistic timeline.

When to see a dermatologist

Stop and wash off if you get itching, redness, swelling or burning after a pack or any cream. Some people react to gram flour; skip it if you have a chickpea allergy. See a dermatologist for rashes that do not settle, painful acne, or patchy pigmentation such as melasma. Patch test the pack and any new cream on the jaw or inner arm for 24 to 48 hours first.

General information about cosmetic skincare, not medical advice. Results vary from person to person. See a dermatologist for persistent or changing pigmentation.