Ingredient Spotlight: What Does Hyaluronic Acid Do for the Skin?

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a hero ingredient and likely one of the most well-recognised names in the aesthetics, skincare, and beauty sphere. Hailed by skincare gurus and cosmetic scientists for its exceptional hydrating ability, hyaluronic acid (HA) has an incredible list of benefits that are worth shouting about. With popular treatments such as skin boosters and dermal fillers typically featuring hyaluronic as one of their primary ingredients, we want to know what the hyaluronic acid benefits actually are.

But what is hyaluronic acid (HA)? Today we’re going to take a deep dive into the facts behind this hero ingredient to answer the question ‘What does hyaluronic acid do?’.

What is Hyaluronic Acid?

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is naturally found throughout the body as part of the skin’s youth matrix and can be found in high concentrations in numerous areas. It forms the foundation of the skin, constituting up to 55% sodium hyaluronate. Being a humectant, this gel-like molecule stands out for its unique talents in attracting and retaining water, ensuring optimal skin hydration and flexibility, making it the perfect ingredient to deliver deep hydration into the skin. 

And, as if that wasn’t impressive enough, hyaluronic acid also has the capacity to hold up to a thousand times its weight in water – it really is a powerhouse of an ingredient. For aesthetic practitioners, a deeper understanding of hyaluronic acid (HA) is essential in unlocking its transformative potential for clients.

Hyaluronic Acid Benefits for the Skin

Hyaluronic acid is a truly transformative ingredient with an incredible selection of benefits, making it an extremely versatile choice for aesthetic products. Below, we will explore in more detail hyaluronic acid’s benefits for the skin, to understand why it is such a good choice for so many clients.

Hydration

When it comes to hydration, hyaluronic acid blows its competing ingredients out of the water (no pun intended). In aesthetic applications, it offers unparalleled levels of moisturisation thanks to its water-retention properties.

What sets hyaluronic acid apart is its ability to provide deep hydration, acting as a catalyst for the skin’s natural regenerative processes. Being able to bind incredible amounts of water, hyaluronic acid treatment offers an intense moisture surge to the skin, leaving clients with a youthful, hydrated, glowing complexion.

Anti-Ageing

Beyond hydration, hyaluronic acid contributes to maintaining skin suppleness and elasticity. It supports soft tissue growth, prompting the body to stimulate collagen and elastin production. As we age, we lose about 1% of our hyaluronic acid stores annually after reaching 30. Mature skin produces less HA, resulting in crepey texture, visible lines, and volume loss.

When the skin lacks moisture, it can become dry, dull, and prone to wrinkles. By infusing the skin with moisture, hyaluronic acid helps to plump up the skin, filling in fine lines and wrinkles and giving the skin a more youthful appearance.

Anti-Inflammatory

In addition to its hydrating and anti-ageing properties, hyaluronic acid also has anti-inflammatory and wound-healing benefits. It can help to soothe and calm irritated skin, making it a valuable ingredient in products designed for ageing skin. Overall, the targeted application of hyaluronic acid in skincare is an effective way to support the rejuvenation of the face and body, resulting in healthier and more radiant-looking skin.

What Does Hyaluronic Acid Do in Skin Boosters?

The use of hyaluronic acid through skin boosters, like Seventy Hyal 2000, becomes a powerful tool for rejuvenating the face and body – especially when used to combat crepey and wrinkling skin. Administered with precision, skin boosters can work synergistically to stimulate collagen and elastin production, fostering enhanced skin elasticity and firmness. 

Seventy Hyal 2000 is a revolutionary skin booster that boasts one of the highest molecular weights of hyaluronic acid (HA) formulations on the market (>2000kDa) and an impressive HA concentration of 90mg per 6ml. This incredible formulation provides your clients with intense hydration and fantastic anti-ageing results to rejuvenate their complexions and turn back the clock on visible signs of ageing.

Qualified practitioners can buy Seventy Hyal online, exclusively at Fox Pharma.

What Does Hyaluronic Acid Do in Dermal Fillers?

Most market-leading dermal fillers use a gel form of hyaluronic acid (HA) that can be used to add volume to a number of areas. Injectable HA fillers can be used to rejuvenate, contour, and enhance areas such as lips, jawline, tear trough, chin, and many more.

Hyaluronic acid fillers such as REVOLAX are a firm favourite due to their ability to be dissolved. As HA is naturally occurring within the body, it breaks down over time, allowing HA dermal fillers to act as temporary and reversible enhancements.

Within the body, HA has a rapid turnover and degrades with a half-life of 24 hours in vivo. To be considered a cosmetic treatment, hyaluronic acid must be chemically modified to prevent decomposition. This process transforms HA from a liquid into a gel by crosslinking hyaluronic acid polymer chains to one another and allows the molecules to fill wrinkles and maintain shape for more longevity.

Hyaluronic acid fillers are available in a range of viscosities to suit the areas they treat. For example, REVOLAX Fine has a complex viscosity of 80, which is used to treat fine lines and wrinkles, this is considerably less than that of REVOLAX SUB-Q which has a complex viscosity of 280 and is used for more noticeable augmentations and structural enhancements.

Qualified practitioners can buy REVOLAX at Fox Pharma.

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