How to choose the right Hyaluronic Acid serum?
Hyaluronic Acid: The Star of Cosmetics—Why and How to Choose?
Without Hyaluronic Acid, we couldn't walk; without Hyaluronic Acid, we couldn't see; without Hyaluronic Acid, we couldn't enjoy smooth and firm skin; without Hyaluronic Acid, we couldn't reveal our beauty!
Hyaluronic acid, or "sodium hyaluronate," is a molecule naturally present in the body. It has multiple functions, especially for the skin, but not only... Present in synovial fluid, it is essential for the proper functioning of our joints or our eyes, for example.
Hyaluronic Acid: An Introduction to the Chemical Molecule
Empirical formula: C28H44N2NaO23+
Hyaluronic acid is a glycosaminoglycan: a polymer of disaccharides composed of a uronic acid (D-glucuronic acid) and an aminoglycan (D-N-acetylglucosamine).
This molecule is present in the body of all living beings. The skin is its most important reservoir, containing 50% of the body's total hyaluronic acid.
Thanks to its sponge-like role, hyaluronic acid helps maintain a good level of skin hydration by capturing and retaining water in the deep layers.
Hyaluronic Acid is credited with benefits such as hydration, firmness, plumping, and a powerful anti-wrinkle and redensifying action.
The problem: with age, the amount of hyaluronic acid in the body decreases.
Hyaluronic acid is a crucial molecule for preserving skin's youth and beauty.
The decrease in Hyaluronic Acid causes skin aging and contributes to the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, and, generally, skin sagging.
To understand the importance of using Hyaluronic Acid in cosmetics and/or injections and/or dietary supplements, one thing needs to be known: what age are we talking about?
Physiologically, skin aging begins at 25, but it is much later that the first physical signs of aging begin to appear, around the age of 40. These are the result of physiological degradation that started 15 years earlier.
At 50, an adult is considered to have already lost 50% of their initial hyaluronic acid capital.
Hence the importance of using products containing Hyaluronic Acid, regardless of age/from the youngest age.
The solution: use Hyaluronic Acid cosmetics from a young age.
It must be understood that when anti-aging care is needed, the battle is already over.
In 2022, knowledge about skin aging has evolved, so we must apply what we know and adopt new lifestyle habits. If you are lucky enough to be 25 in 2022, don't let it pass by.
Hyaluronic Acid serum should be used from a young age, but it's never too late to start.
All Hyaluronic Acid is beneficial.
Why use a Hyaluronic Acid serum?
Because we all need hydration, and Hyaluronic Acid is the molecule of choice for hydration. Let's remember that one molecule of Hyaluronic Acid can hold 1000 times its weight in water.
The more you hydrate, the more you preserve your youthful capital. Skin immediately gains suppleness and comfort.
Hyaluronic Acid serum contributes not only to hydration but also to skin firmness, volume, and tone.
For all these reasons, it is a benchmark in terms of prevention and anti-aging.
Synthesized from bacteria in the laboratory, the hyaluronic acid we know in cosmetic care is a biotechnological product.
The quantity of Hyaluronic Acid does not determine its effectiveness.
A second crucial point to know: the percentage of Hyaluronic Acid is not sufficient to judge its effectiveness in a cosmetic product.
Integrated into a treatment, hyaluronic acid will act in different ways depending on its molecular weight.
We distinguish between high molecular weight and low molecular weight Hyaluronic Acid.
High molecular weight hyaluronic acid is a large molecule. Its size prevents it from penetrating the epidermis. It will therefore remain on the surface and form a protective veil on the epidermis. This form of Hyaluronic Acid should be used to combat dehydration. It is also ideal for reducing wrinkles and expression lines, thus having an anti-aging effect.
Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is a micro-molecule. Its small size allows it to penetrate the skin more deeply. Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid acts in the layers of the epidermis where it retains water for better hydration and increased firmness. It is this form that acts to regenerate tissues and protect the skin from premature aging. This is the acid for prevention.
How to choose your hyaluronic acid serum?
Choosing between a serum that acts deeply to hydrate, plump, and preserve, and a serum that acts on the surface to combat wrinkles and protect against external aggressions is a difficult choice.
Fortunately, our laboratory has developed the ideal Hyaluronic Acid serum to benefit from all the advantages that the Hyaluronic Acid molecule offers.
H-filler serum is a combination of low and high molecular weight hyaluronic acids, a true innovation for young to mature skin. All the benefits of hyaluronic acid are combined in one bottle.
Providing Hyaluronic Acid to your skin is the best beauty habit you can adopt.
You shouldn't deprive yourself of it.
Kim Levy
Pharmacist, Co-founder of French Filler Beauty