Hyaluronic acid & NaPCA
Aging skin needs to be replenished with its natural moisturizer complex to attract and retain water. Hyaluronic acid [HA] is a natural component of healthy skin. The network of collagen fibers below the skin is filled with a composition of water, protein complexes and hyaluronic acid. This jelly-like mixture is necessary for transportation of essential nutrients from the bloodstream, via the capillary network, to the living cells of the skin.
Hyaluronic acid is found in a great abundance in young skin, but overtime, free radical production destroys our hyaluronic acid reserves. By the time we reach our 50th birthday, weâ€2122ve already lost close to half of the hyaluronic acid that we had in our youth. Replenishing the skin with hyaluronic acid can help facilitate healing, repair and antioxidant capacity.
Without proper moisture, nutrients canâ€2122t be delivered to the skin, compromising the entire process of cell renewal. One of the natural humectants (agents that attract and hold water) in young skin is NaPCA (the sodium salt of pyrollidone carboxylic acid). The ability of the skin to hold moisture is directly related to its NaPCA content. Aged skin is depleted of the compound, as well as other humectants, needed to retain water, NaPCA, which is manufactured in human skin by an amino acid conversion, functions to naturally draw moisture and hold it in place within the skin. It is the most powerful, non-toxic humectant known and the most important humectant in the skin.
