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Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:26 pm  |
What is this exactly and is it good for the skin?
I am using Hylira and I like it, but I'm still fuzzy on the benefits of Sodium hyaluronate. I don't want to review this product since the main ingredient is SH and I don't know what it does. 
I know it is a moisturizer, but is it a good one? Does it do anything else (side benefits)?
Does it sink lower than other moisterizers? 
So many on here really know so much about ingredients that I was hoping for their insights.
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:48 pm |
| Isn't it a drug used for arthritis? |
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Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:01 pm |
Sodium hyaluronate is Hyaluronic Acid. I copied the text below from a site comparing two of Cellex C's products. Hope it helps 
Hyaluronic acid is a glycosaminoglycan component. It occurs naturally in the dermis layer of the skin. Hyaluronic acid was isolated about sixty years ago from vitreous humor. Its name is derived from the Greek word for glass-Haylos which accurately describes its transparent, glassy appearance. The surface layers of the skin are supported from below by columns of fibers made up mostly of collagen and elastin. This network of fibers form the molecular sponge known as connective tissue. The space within this sponge is filled with a composition of water, protein complexes and hyaluronic acid. This jelly like complex is necessary for transportation of essential nutrients from the bloodstream, via the capillary network, to the living cells of the skin. Hyaluronic acid can hold up to a thousand times its weight in water, therefore this jelly like substance provides the epidermis with a buoyancy so common in younger skin. Over time, oxy radical attack, degrade and destroy hyaluronic acid. It has been estimated that by the time a person reaches the age of 50 they have only half as much hyaluronic as they did as a youth.
Hyaluronic acid has excellent water-binding properties and therefore is a natural moisturizer. Hyaluronic acid holds water so tightly it appears to be a gel, which it is not. It is a true liquid and maintains all the properties of a liquid. Hyaluronic acid that is applied to the skin will hold water in much the same way that it holds water in the intercellular matrix of the dermal connective tissue. This water holding ability makes hyaluronic acid an ideal hydrating base and an excellent vehicle for the delivery of other agents to the skin.
Because hyaluronic acid can hold up to a thousand times its weight in water, when applied after microdermabrasion, it is very soothing as well as hydrating. |
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:51 pm |
Thank you so much Cadia!!
Ok, so then SH is HA. That is good to know since I have read about HA on here.  |
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Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:47 pm |
My pleasure and yes, it's HA
I read about it just before I saw your post and I found some of the info to be very helpful, but reading what I pasted here it wasn't that article  
In any case you probably know what it is to know about HA |
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:18 am |
| Actually, it is NOT a moisturizer but a humectant i.e. it doesn't add moisture to the skin, but captures it. |
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:12 am |
| Agree with Pilar, its not a moisturizer, need to add moisture on top of it for it to have moisture to hold on to/draw from/draw in. Often people are disappointed HA serums are drying but its because they are not adding moisture on top of it,when you do add moisturizer on top, HA serum is wonderful at retaining it, my face stays hdyrated all day with this combo. |
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