Hyaluronic Acid  and Black Skin Care

Most people, women in particular, are looking for products that will enhance the appearance of their skin.  Ingredients and their benefits have become the most important element of a skin care product.

One of the most exciting ingredients on the market today is Hyaluronic acid.  It’s commonly added to cosmetics while in the solution phase, which is 1 part hyaluronic acid to 99 parts water, with added preservative.

Hyaluronic acid was discovered by Karl Meyer in 1934 and has been successfully used in personal care and wound healing products. Until the 1990’s, the only method of producing hyaluronic acid was extracting it from rooster combs.  Go figure!

There are two forms of hyaluronic acid on the market: one from the rooster combs and the other by fermentation in the lab.

Is hyaluronic acid already in your skin?

Guess what, hyaluronic acid naturally occurs in your skin.  And as for your beautiful black skin, you will naturally maintain a certain amount of elastin and collagen in your skin. Your melanin provides you with this benefit longer than other ethnic groups might.

In nature, hyaluronic acid is also found in the extracellular matrix of human tissue.  When applied to your skin, hyaluronic acid forms an air-permeable layer and penetrates into the inner layer of your skin, thus boosting the elasticity and hydration of your skin.

Hyaluronic acid is the ingredient known for plumping up and softening your skin.  It lubricates the joints and is the key component in connective tissue.

The protective breathable barrier on your skin locks in moisture, which gives your skin a youthful appearance.

The cuticle layer of the skin normally contains 10-20% water. As we mature, however, it can drop to below 10%.

Hyaluronic Acid to the Rescue

Hyaluronic acid comes to the rescue with its unique ability to hold more than 1000 ml of water per gram in your skin. This is a key factor in allowing your skin to retain more water.

Amazingly, hyaluronic acid adjusts its moisture absorption level based on the relative humidity in the air.

It’s the ideal ingredient in skin care products. It adjusts to your skin’s need for a moisturizing effect depending on the relative humidity of seasons and climate of an area.

Hyaluronic acid also protects  the outer layer of your skin, by scavenging reactive oxygen species generated by ultra-violet light that would normally cause sunspots.

You’ll find hyaluronic acids in products like serums, bath oils, supplements, injections, lotions and creams.

The next time you’re in the skin care isle or searching on the internet check out the ingredients and see if hyaluronic acid is there for your use.

That’s it for this week.  As always …

Dedicated To Your Beauty!

Juliette Samuel,

Esthetician/Author/Publisher

Nyraju Skin Care