{"id":194,"date":"2013-11-25T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T11:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theivyclinic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2019-08-20T17:47:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T16:47:44","slug":"how-can-i-give-my-skin-extra-hydration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theivyclinic.co.uk\/blog\/how-can-i-give-my-skin-extra-hydration\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I give my skin extra hydration?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hyaluronic acid<\/strong>\u00a0is like a drink of water for the skin.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What are the benefits of<\/span><strong> hyaluronic acid<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> on the skin?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-195\" alt=\"water_face_729-420x0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theivyclinic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/water_face_729-420x0-300x212.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theivyclinic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/water_face_729-420x0-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theivyclinic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/water_face_729-420x0.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyaluronic acid<\/strong> is a natural compound found in the skin that has many important functions including,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>holding moisture<\/li>\n<li>provides cushioning<\/li>\n<li>aiding in tissue repair<\/li>\n<li>holding together the skin\u2019s structural components collagen and elastin<\/li>\n<li>helping create a protective barrier against micro-organisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Skin starts losing <strong>hyaluronic acid<\/strong> as early as 18, but wrinkles and other skin damage from <strong>hyaluronic acid<\/strong> loss doesn\u2019t generally show up until the late 30&#8217;s or early 40&#8217;s. Preserving or regaining<strong> hyaluronic acid<\/strong> is a goal of many skin care specialists.<\/p>\n<p>Since <strong>hyaluronic acid<\/strong> holds moisture well, up to 1,000 times its weight in water, it is a commonly used component in moisturisers and serums.<\/p>\n<p>In these formulations, its function is not only to deliver water to the skin, but also to hold it there,<\/p>\n<p>As a large molecule, it doesn\u2019t permeate deep into the skin, but instead stays near the surface where it moisturises the skin\u2019s surface layers.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of natural <strong>hyaluronic acid<\/strong> is one of the causes of wrinkles, so the idea of putting it back into the skin as a cosmetic filler to repair these wrinkles, makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing wrinkles,<strong> hyaluronic acid<\/strong> fillers make the skin look younger and increase skin tone, making it look smoother and much more supple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyaluronic acid\u00a0is like a drink of water for the skin. What are the benefits of hyaluronic acid on the skin? Hyaluronic acid is a natural compound found in the skin that has many important functions including, holding moisture provides cushioning aiding in tissue repair holding together the skin\u2019s structural components collagen and elastin helping create [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beauty","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How can I give my skin extra hydration? | The Ivy Clinic Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to know how to give your skin extra hydration? 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