What does Hyaluronic Acid do and how can it benefit your skincare regime? Dry skin is a common skin complaint during the winter months, and you may find that even the richest of moisturisers don’t provide the hydration you need. This may be because you’re missing one key ingredient: Hyaluronic Acid. Whether applied as a daily serum or as a rich moisturiser, this lightweight yet super hydrating humectant can help the skin stay supple, plump and luminous from day to night.
Getting to know Hyaluronic Acid
Did you know that just one molecule of Hyaluronic Acid holds up to 1000 times its own weight in water? No wonder it has such a hydrating effect on the skin. This moisture-holding molecule also goes by several different names such as sodium hyaluronate, hydrolysed hyaluronic acid and sodium acetyl hyaluronate. Look out for these when shopping for a new serum or moisturiser as it may not be immediately obvious that Hyaluronic Acid is used within the formula.
Hyaluronic Acid is also incredibly gentle and suitable for every skin type, including oily and sensitive. It’s also incredibly lightweight so won’t add grease to oily, blemish-prone skin and works just as well in summer as it does in the winter.
How to add Hyaluronic Acid to your skincare routine
Protect
Mineral 89 is the perfect way to stay hydrated while protecting skin against daily aggressors like pollution. For the first time ever, Vichy Laboratories has created a formula that blends a high concentration of 89% Vichy Volcanic Water with natural origin Hyaluronic Acid. This formula is incredibly hydrating, strengthens the skin’s natural barrier function to helps improve the first visible signs of urban ageing. Did you know that 80% of urban skin ageing is caused by environmental factors like pollution, UV and stress – known as a scientific concept called The Exposome.
Correct
Vichy’s Vitamin C Brightening Skin Corrector combines 15% pure vitamin C with a fragmented form of Hyaluronic Acid to help brighten the look of the skin. Due to its fragmented state, the Hyaluronic Acid within this serum has a lower molecular weight and size. This means that it is able to penetrate deeper into the epidermis and leaves the complexion looking brighter, fresher, more rested and radiant.
Hydrate
If your skin feels like it needs an intensive hit of moisture, then a serum is a really effective way of hydrating it. Vichy’s Liftactiv Supreme HA Epidermic Filler is formulated with 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid that reduces the signs of wrinkles and fine lines on the skin and offers up to 24 Hours hydration. The result? Plumper-looking skin that appears firmer with visibly reduced wrinkles.
