Hyaluronic Acid
INCI Name: Hyaluronic Acid
Purposes: Humectant , Moisturizing , Skin-Conditioning Agent
Hyaluronic acid is a very common ingredient that is used in a variety of ways. This is because hyaluronic acid can be sourced in a variety of molecular weights. Polymers can, ideally, continue indefinitely like a crystal structure. However, when products use a combination of low, medium, and high molecular weight hyaluronic acid salts, a range of skin-penetration becomes available - smaller molecules invariably passing deeper into the skin than larger ones.
Hyaluronic acid is essentially a sugar that can be found naturally in the body. It’s a principal component of the extracellular matrix or the liquid between individual skin cells. Adults can have up to 0.02% of their body mass be in hyaluronic acid, though most of it is in the skin.
High molecular weight hyaluronic acid is very hygroscopic - it can absorb over 1,000 times its weight in water. Additionally, it helps maintain the skin's elasticity, reduces inflammation, plumps the skin and of course, maintains hydration.
SKIN CARE WITH Hyaluronic Acid
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