At what stage in my skincare routine do I apply hyaluronic acid?
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At what stage in my skincare routine do I apply hyaluronic acid?
So, apply your hyaluronic acid, HA for short, on freshly cleansed skin while still quite damp. HA is a humectant, it binds to water and draws this moisture into the skin. If you apply to dry skin, it will seek out moisture from the deeper layers of your skin, draw it out and leave it more dehydrated. It also needs to be covered with an occlusive type cream, to avoid the moisture evaporating (trans-epidermal water loss), if it not covered with a cream, balm or oil type occlusive, the moisture evaporates, and again, will dry out and absorb moisture from your skin and leave you drier.
This is basically a version of how I’ve always used Hyaluronic acid, after a lot of trials and errors. The only thing is, I’m so dry I do have to follow up with a moisturizer. If you don’t have any hyaluronic acid or if you can’t use it for some reason, you can still do this simple trick- keeping your face ever so slightly damp for a few minutes after cleansing- right before applying your moisturizer for very similar results. It’s the same principle: almost all moisturizers contain at least one or a few humectants, whether they’re in the form of any of the different kinds of hyaluronic acid, or glycerin, snail essence or any ceramides or peptides.