Hyaluron: The Skin Booster

Dermatologists, top models, and Hollywood stars all agree: hyaluronic acid is an effective skin booster that makes your complexion glow. But what is behind the hyped active ingredient and how do you use it optimally? We clarify!

Trendy beauty booster: what actually is hyaluronic acid?

Hyaluron is an endogenous substance that is found in cartilage and synovial fluid as well as in connective tissue. Its function: hyaluronic acid binds water. And in a big way! One gram of hyaluronic acid binds up to six liters of liquid. In combination with water, hyaluronic acid acts as a kind of shock absorber and lubricant between the joints in the body. Hyaluronic acid keeps the skin plump and supple.

Unfortunately, your body produces less and less hyaluronic acid from around your mid-twenties. The result: your complexion becomes drier and looser. As an active ingredient in modern day creams, serums, and masks, you can easily add the active ingredient to your skin from the outside.

Practical: Since hyaluronic acid is produced by the body itself, similar to collagen, your body usually tolerates artificially produced hyaluronic acid without any problems. This beauty booster is also suitable for sensitive skin.

Full effect: How to use hyaluronic acid correctly

Whether as a serum, gel, eye care, mask or nourishing cream: hyaluronic acid makes dry skin plumper and smoother and is celebrated above all as an anti-aging active ingredient. After all, your skin loses moisture more and more easily as you age.

Ideally, use hyaluronic acid daily from the age of 30 to maintain the elasticity and resilience of your skin and to prevent wrinkles. Important: Hyaluron is now also available for drinking or swallowing. However, the effect of these oral preparations has not yet been adequately documented.

For the optimal anti-aging effect and for deeper wrinkles, use hyaluronic acid in combination with retinol or vitamin C. These active ingredients push the production of collagen. The body’s own protein is considered the supporting structure of the skin and is, therefore, the basis of an even complexion.

Another professional tip: Use hyaluronic acid together with so-called ceramides. These fat molecules strengthen your skin’s barrier. In this way, the tissue stores the moisture bound by the hyaluronic acid for longer.