Why Everyone Should Be Using A Hyaluronic Acid Serum (Including You!)
Until a few years ago, serums, toners and moisturisers were categorised according to skin concern. If you had oily skin, you bought a moisturiser for oily skin; if you had dry skin, you reached for a cleanser for dry skin; and so on and so forth.
Now" As consumers grow more and more savvy about what?s in their skincare, brands are increasingly marketing products according to their hero ingredient, rather than the concerns they treat. (We blame The Ordinary.) That means glycolic acid, lactic acid, retinol and ferulic acid are all having their moment in the sun. (Read our complete explainer of skincare acids here.)
One ingredient that has attracted a lot of buzz is hyaluronic acid.
Search ?hyaluronic acid? on Mecca and no less than 700 products show up, ranging from $4 to $1,152. Over on Sephora.com.au, the same search yields 517 results. That?s a lot of hyaluronic acid-infused lip balms, moisturisers, eye creams and masks ? and a lot of money. Before you purchase, let?s go back to basics: what is hyaluronic acid, exactly" And should you really be slathering it on your skin" Here, Dr. Michele Squire, PhD-qualified scientist and founder of Qr8, explains all.
What is hyaluronic acid"
?Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally-occurring carbohydrate found in all body tissues, but especially the dermis, umbilical cord, joints and the vitreous fluid of the eye,? Squire tells Gritty Pretty. ?It is also found in tiny amounts as part of the Natural Moisturisi...
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