Sodium Hyaluronate in Skincare Products
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Photo: June 2005, Vitals magazine, Gisele on cover: Inside, prominent NYC dermatologist Patricia Wexler says she always packs Skinceuticals Hydrating B5 Gel, a product containing a high concentration of sodium hyaluronate, when traveling. One of my favorite skincare ingredients is sodium hyaluronate, which is one of the natural moisturizing factors (NMFs) found in the skin. Together with lipids, NMFs keep skin from losing water, maintaining skin’s young, smooth, non-flaky appearance. In fact, a 2000 study by Sakai et. al cited by... read more




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