The world of skincare runs deep and wide, with new ingredients to learn about popping up every week. But a true key player in the skincare game is hyaluronic acid. Whether you’re a skincare beginner or expert, you’ve definitely heard of hyaluronic acid. But what is it? How do you use it? And how can it help your skin?
Read on to learn everything you need to know about the ever-popular hyaluronic acid.
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What Is Hyaluronic Acid?
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally-occurring substance that has a gooey, sticky, gel-like texture. It is produced by the human body, and has been found in various body parts, but especially in the eyes, skin, and joints. It acts as a lubricant, like oil between gears, helping everything to move smoothly and preventing pain and injury as the body moves.
Hyaluronic acid also makes the skin flexible, and helps in healing wounds and reducing scarring. But most famously, hyaluronic acid is excellent at retaining and providing moisture. One quarter of a teaspoon of hyaluronic acid can hold one and a half gallons of water. This is why it is so commonly found in many different types of skincare products, and why so many people love it so much.
What Does Hyaluronic Acid Do For The Skin?
As the kingpin substance of hydration (right behind water itself, of course), hyaluronic acid poses numerous amounts of benefits for our skin. Our body’s natural stores of hyaluronic acid deplete over time, but it is not only age that can affect it. Studies have shown that environmental factors such as smoking and air pollution can also lead to a drop in hyaluronic acid stores in the body. However, using hyaluronic acid as part of our skincare regimen can help to build these stores back up, increasing the moisture levels in our skin, leading to a plethora of benefits. Moisturised skin is healthy skin. It looks healthy, vibrant, and plump.
When a skin has more moisture it has higher elasticity and shows fewer lines and wrinkles. But when the skin becomes dehydrated, it can feel dry, flaky and rough to the touch. It is not only aesthetically deteriorated - dry skin is more susceptible to tears and breaks, damaging the skin barrier, and thus able to let in bacteria that could lead to infection.
Hyaluronic acid in skincare products can help to maintain or increase levels of hydration in the skin, ensuring healthier, stronger, and younger-looking skin. It can also help in the treatment of acne and prevention of acne scarring. Since some acne occurs due to the over-production of oils in the skin, often due to dryness, the hydration that hyaluronic acid provides can assist in reducing acne. Equally, when injected, hyaluronic acid can be beneficial in reducing the appearance of the scars left behind by acne.
What Is Hyaluronic Acid Made From?
Hyaluronic acid is a commonly understood word, but perhaps its ingredients are less understood. Let’s take a closer look at what this acid is made from.
Firstly, it is important to understand that hyaluronic acid is often produced by fermenting certain types of bacteria. Many of these bacteria are done by a large-scale extraction from animal tissues and Streptococci, a genus of gram-positive coccus or spherical bacteria.
The bacteria can be derived from a wide variety of sources. Rooster combs, the growth on the top of a rooster’s head and face, are a common source.
How To Use Hyaluronic Acid
There are many different ways you can use hyaluronic acid. Several types of products are over-the-counter, while others may require a doctor’s prescription. Always be sure to check before purchasing a product.
Here are just a few ways to use hyaluronic acid.
1. Hyaluronic Acid For The Skin
Of course, hyaluronic acids can be applied directly onto the skin in the form of creams, lotions, serums, and toners.
One of the best hyaluronic acids that can be applied on the skin is the Bellmona Stem Cell set. This set helps plumpen the appearance of the skin, reduce wrinkles, dark spots, and pores, as well as promote an even skin tone.
The set consists of three products: Bellmona Stem Cell Rich Cream (100ml), Bellmona Stem Cell Serum (200ml), and a Bellmona Stem Cell Skin (500ml).
Let’s look at each individual product and their benefits.
Bellmona Stem Cell Rich Cream: This is a nourishing, oily cream made with green tea stem cells that adds elasticity to the skin. The cream optimises the oil-water base of the skin and promotes a healthy balance. Thanks to its high concentration of hyaluronic acid, the skin is thoroughly hydrated, soft, and supple after using the rich cream.
Bellmona Stem Cell Serum: This is a serum made with green tea stem cells. The serum for stem cell activation is very easily absorbed into the skin. It has a creamy emulsion consistency, ensuring perfect hydration for every skin type. Thanks to its hyaluronic acid and shea butter, the skin can be thoroughly nourished and supple.
Bellmona Stem Cell Skin: This is a skin toner formulated with naturally derived ingredients to create a soothing, regenerating effect.
2. Hyaluronic Acid By Injection
Although many users may opt for a cream or lotion, injection methods are also possible to provide the skin with hyaluronic acid. Injections make for a swift and easy process.
One of the best solutions for injecting hyaluronic acid into the skin is Miracle H. Miracle H is a Korean skin booster that provides skin hydration and collagen rejuvenation, and is especially suitable for people with sun-damaged or aged skin.
The main ingredients of Miracle H are PCL + HA, which are high collagen boosters. This mesotherapy skin booster contains 20% PCL (polycaprolactone colloid solution) and 1% HA (hyaluronic acid).
The combination of these two ingredients boosts the rejuvenation and anti-aging effect. It increases the overall appearance of the skin as it becomes thicker, radiant and elastic.
Miracle H’s benefits include but are not limited to:
- Reducing skin surface roughness
- Long lasting (over 1 year)
- Rejuvenating
- Collagen Boosting
- Restoring sun damaged skin
- Anti-aging
- Highly efficient
Miracle H can be applied to a wide variety of areas on the skin including the cheeks, double chin, area around the eyes, around the mouth, back of hands and between the breasts. For the best results it is recommended to have 3-4 procedures with a period of 4 weeks. To maintain the results, it is encouraged to repeat these treatment sessions on a yearly basis.
3. Hyaluronic Acid Under The Skin
Lastly, the final method for supplying your skin with hyaluronic acid is to engage in a procedure where the acid is applied beneath the skin.
One of the best products for this method of application is the Neuramis Light Lidocaine, a non-animal based hyaluronic acid dermal filler manufactured by the Korean company Medytox.
The filler has gone through 2 cross-linking processes to ensure that the product is safe, effective, long-lasting and does not cause any allergies or irritation. It is also the lightest filler of the Neuramis product line and is mainly used for fine facial wrinkles, improving skin texture, hydration and skin elasticity.
Neuramis Light Lidocaine’s benefits include but are not limited to:
- Natural looking results
- Skin hydration and improves elasticity
- Pain-free
- Efficient, instant results and safe
- Long-lasting
- Improves tone and skin texture
- Corrects facial wrinkles and lines
- Removes imperfections
Neuramis Light Lidocaine can be used to correct facial lines or wrinkles, and can be used on the neckline, back of the hands and neck. In addition, the effects of Neuramis Light Lidocaine can last more than 9 months, depending on the individual.
Neuramis Light Lidocaine Ingredients include 20mg/mL hyaluronic acid and 0.3% lidocaine. A 30G x 3/16”(4mm) UTW* needle is recommended to administer Neuramis Light Lidocaine.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does hyaluronic acid do for acne?
Hyaluronic acid provides moisture to the skin, preventing the overproduction of oils that can lead to some types of acne. It can also reduce the appearance of acne scarring when injected into the skin.
What is hyaluronic acid made from?
Hyaluronic acid is made from a group of sugar molecules called polysaccharides. Our bodies produce it naturally, to provide moisture and lubrication to the skin, eyes, joints and other body parts.
