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What is hyaluronic acid?

What is hyaluronic acid?

...and what are the benefits for my skin?

Hyaluronic acid, also called hyaluronan or HA for short, is a substance produced naturally by our own skin cells. According to experts, a person weighing an average of 70 kg (154 lb) has around 15 grams of hyaluronan in their body, a third of which is synthesized every day. In terms of beauty benefits for the skin, HA does not create water but rather draws it from the environment to hydrate the skin's surface. Its powerful effect comes from its ability to hold up to 1000 times its weight in water molecules, making it useful for treatments and hydration of the skin. In other words, hyaluronic acid attracts and retains water, which helps plump and hydrate the skin to reduce and improve expression lines.

What are expression lines?

Facial expression lines are expressed through a large number of gestures such as laughing, concentrating, eating, speaking, etc. Over time, these lines will appear deeper or more pronounced, giving the face a tired or aged expression. Expression lines include, for example, crow's feet at the corners of the eyes, frown lines on the forehead and wrinkles around the mouth, called nasolabial folds.

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The different layers of the skin

To understand how we can better care for our skin as we age, we need to understand what our skin is made of. The skin is made up of 3 main layers. The outermost layer of skin, or epidermis , is the one we can see and touch. This layer says a lot about our health. Their structure and composition act as a protective shield against external aggressions, constantly renewed by the development of new cells in the lower layers of the epidermis. Most cosmetic products that we apply to our skin stay on this layer and cannot penetrate deeper into the skin. The layer below the epidermis is called dermis or leather skin , it provides structure and support and lies above the hypodermis or subcutaneous , which connects the skin to the underlying fibrous tissue of bones and muscles. Since we know that active ingredients work better on the skin, the question arises how to treat crow's feet naturally and reduce frown lines without injections or other invasive treatments.

How can hyaluronic acid help eliminate expression lines?

To improve and reduce expression lines, it is essential to maintain the optimal water content or hydration level of our skin. With age, our skin loses its elasticity, preventing water from penetrating our cells; unhealthy habits and exposure to environmental aggressions, such as tobacco use, pollution or UV rays, accelerate this process. . Over time, hyaluronic acid levels decrease in the epidermis and crow's feet, nasolabial lines and wrinkles on the forehead are more visible, our skin becomes dry and wrinkled, without radiance or firmness. Imagine a fresh grape that, with time and lack of humidity, turns into a raisin. Likewise, when our skin is dehydrated, we notice the appearance of fine lines and start looking for solutions to combat wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, to lock in hydration and plump our skin. Due to its molecular size, the hyaluronic acid present in classic beauty creams and serums will only remain on the surface of the epidermis, unable to penetrate and thus losing most of its effectiveness. Innovative cosmetic technologies such as microstructure patches can deliver HA molecules intradermally and are therefore more effective. 

How do microstructure patches and microneedling patches work?

Microstructured patches consist of active ingredients on microneedle technology that deliver the ingredients intradermally into the skin. The AND SHINE Patch Jeunesse uses a patented combination of hyaluronic acid, peptides and hyaluronic acid cross-linked on microstructure technology. Since smaller HA particles can be absorbed and melted into the skin more easily, our patches work with HA with a relatively low molecular weight of around 200,000 to 400,000 Dalton (HA molecules are generally between 50,000 and 2,000,000 Dalton). Our self-dissolving microneedle delivery system allows powerful molecules to reach the epidermis by penetrating the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the epidermis. Our microneedles reach a depth of 250 micrometers (um or microns) before dissolving completely and painlessly into the skin, ensuring a delivery rate of over 80% of ingredients, the highest delivery rate on the market.

What is the difference between hyaluronic acid and cross-linked hyaluronic acid?

But wait, why, in addition to Hyaluronic Acid, is the Anti-Aging Patch made of Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid (CLHA)? CLHA has a series of intermolecular bonds or bridges that allow the molecule to be more stable. The more cross-links there are, the longer it takes for the body to break down and disintegrate. As cross-linked hyaluronic acid can absorb more moisture than hyaluronic acid, it increases the skin's hydration level and lasts longer in the skin. Thanks to this extraordinary blend of ingredients, including the anti-aging peptide Argireline MT , AND SHINE Anti-Aging Patch is an effective nighttime beauty solution that targets expression lines such as crow's feet, nasolabial folds and forehead wrinkles. Youth Patch is clinically and dermatologically proven to create lasting, cumulative skin improvement when used regularly.


See more information about the AND SHINE Anti-Aging Patch here .

 

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