Hyaluronic acid products

glowgirl_2

My skin seems to be changing yet again:( so I am in search of new products, yet again:o

I had a sample of a serum called Fillast, I've had it for ages and didn't bother trying it but I did yesterday and wow! the difference in my skin was shocking, in a good way, I kept doing a double take when I walked past a mirror:rotfl:This product plumped, toned and evened out my skin with one application! my make up also lasted and settled beautifully all day, now on to the difficult bit, this http://advancedhealthclinic.co.UK/fillast.html seems to be the only uk site I can find this product on and its expensive so after a bit of research (I was bored last night:)) I have worked out the active ingredient is Hyaluronic Acid in high concentrations, more research followed and I now know that you can take Hyaluronic Acid (sometimes mixed with collagen) in capsule form with supposed great effects and also use a cream/serum.

Finding a UK site or shop that sells these products at a reasonable price is proving difficult so heres my questions to my lovely beauty board friends:)

1. Does anyone take Hyaluronic Acid orally? what are the effects and where do you buy it from?

2. What is the serum or cream with the highest content of Hylauronic that you can buy either online or high street in the UK? Does anyone use such a cream and what do they think?

This product gets good reviews http://www.isabellapelle.com/index.html but is a US site, not the end of the world I could of course order from here but would prefer UK based.

I also found this http://www.nutrisun.co.uk/bsearch.asp?action=search&brandq=Hyaluronic%20Acid&whichoption=# which has capsules and serum but Ive never used this site before or tried thier products, has anyone?

All comments and suggestions are welcome:)

glowgirl_2

:DBump:D

Anyone got any comments?:)

Sublime_2

I haven't tried that. I like No7 Protect & Perfect beauty serum. I'm not sure whats in it.

VfM4meplse

Complete waste of money. It is neither absorbed through the skin, nor orally.

A good generic moisturiser will have the same efect on your skin although may not be as cosmetically acceptable.

lessonlearned

Don't know if this is any help to you but I'll tell you what I know (I'm a trained beauty therapist).

The science bit - Hyaluronic acid works as a humectant - helps skin retain moisture and therefore helps "plump out" the skin. There have been various salon treatments based round this for some time.

Simple glycerin is also a humectant but it can feel a bit greasy. I don't like the feel of it myself but you might find it ok for a night time treatment. I doubt that it would be acceptable under makeup.

Please don't shoot me down in flames for this but I do have a real problem with some of the new pharmaceutical type creams and products that are now available for the non professional to use.

All of these products rely on nanotechnology - which means that the molecular structure is such that the product can pass right through all the layers of the skin and into the blood stream.

Are they safe to be used over the long term, is there a build up of product, if so are they toxic or carcinogenic. The short answer is no-one really knows yet because they have not been around long enough to allow for a thorough evaluation.

The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) in the USA are very vigorous in their testing, but even so I'm still not sure.

Whilst there are no absolute guarantees with natural/herbal products either - after all you can be allergic just as easily to things found in the natural world - I tend to go the natural route as far as possible.

I do realise of course, that many chemical compounds are in any case derived from the plant kingdom in the first place.

You can make your own serums using aromatherapy oils. Used properly they are perfectly safe (assuming you are not allergic) and they do work out a lot cheaper than buying them.

You may have noticed the thread about the Boots Protect range. A lot of people are allergic (me included). Retinol can also cause a lot of problems.

Hope this helps.

PS Just a thought - if you want to take a supplement - Evening Primrose Capsules or Starflower capsules are good but you would need to allow at least 3 months to see any real results. Vit E capsules can be added to moisturisers to give them a bit of oomph.

Amanita_2

glowgirl wrote: »

2. What is the serum or cream with the highest content of Hylauronic that you can buy either online or high street in the UK? Does anyone use such a cream and what do they think?

I've been using this one for a couple of years now. Compared with the rest of the range it is relatively inexpensive ( but still not cheap!). I buy it mail order but it isn't much cheaper that way.

Holland & Barrett sell a Hylauronic acid based cream but the level of active ingredient seems very low.

glowgirl_2

lessonlearned wrote: »

Don't know if this is any help to you but I'll tell you what I know (I'm a trained beauty therapist).

The science bit - Hyaluronic acid works as a humectant - helps skin retain moisture and therefore helps "plump out" the skin. There have been various salon treatments based round this for some time.

Simple glycerin is also a humectant but it can feel a bit greasy. I don't like the feel of it myself but you might find it ok for a night time treatment. I doubt that it would be acceptable under makeup.

Please don't shoot me down in flames for this but I do have a real problem with some of the new pharmaceutical type creams and products that are now available for the non professional to use.

,
All of these products rely on nanotechnology - which means that the molecular structure is such that the product can pass right through all the layers of the skin and into the blood stream.

Are they safe to be used over the long term, is there a build up of product, if so are they toxic or carcinogenic. The short answer is no-one really knows yet because they have not been around long enough to allow for a thorough evaluation.

The FDA (Food & Drug Administration) in the USA are very vigorous in their testing, but even so I'm still not sure.

Whilst there are no absolute guarantees with natural/herbal products either - after all you can be allergic just as easily to things found in the natural world - I tend to go the natural route as far as possible.

I do realise of course, that many chemical compounds are in any case derived from the plant kingdom in the first place.

You can make your own serums using aromatherapy oils. Used properly they are perfectly safe (assuming you are not allergic) and they do work out a lot cheaper than buying them.

You may have noticed the thread about the Boots Protect range. A lot of people are allergic (me included). Retinol can also cause a lot of problems.

Hope this helps.

PS Just a thought - if you want to take a supplement - Evening Primrose Capsules or Starflower capsules are good but you would need to allow at least 3 months to see any real results. Vit E capsules can be added to moisturisers to give them a bit of oomph.

Thats an interesting post, I do have a problem with mineral oil but it seems to be under control atm, the loreal cream I am using hasnt caused me any problems, the thing that really threw me was when I used the Fillast serum (it was a one application sample) the difference was shockingly immediate and got more apparant through the day, I have used glycerin before but hated it (I only used it on my body) I was a sticky mess and it removed my fake tan:rotfl:I already take a hefty dose of evp each day, I tried starflower for a month but it didnt do what evp does for me, the evp made a big difference to my skin but now I want more:D

Thanks for the product recommendation Amanita:)

Thanks to all for the comments, any more?

VioletBaudelaire

Hi glowgirl! I'm taking an oral hyaluronic acid supplement from Holland and Barrett (Syno-Vital)

Now the reason I'm trying this is because I have spinal problems due to an accident, and a few months ago, I could hardly move my left arm at all. I've now got a lot more movement in it and it's not quite so painful, BUT.. I'm also having physio and it might well have improved with time anyway.

So, I can't definitively say that the hyaluronic acid is helping, but I'm a bit scared of stopping in case it IS helping!
This stuff is expensive, like a pound a day (it comes as 30 sachets that you mix with water) so I think I'll start taking it every other day soon.

As to my skin, I haven't noticed any difference at all, but I've got good skin anyway (it does get dry with the central heating at this time of year and that hasn't changed)

glowgirl_2

Thank you, its interesting you say you havnt noticed any difference in your skin, the information I've been reading suggests that HA mixed with collagen is best for skin and other types of HA sometimes mixed with vit c or other supplements are good for mobilty probelms, I noticed on the H&B site they do HA caps as well, I wonder if they would be any good for you? I think the were around £9.99 for 30 or was that £19.99? might be worth a look anyway, thanks for your input and good luck:)

VioletBaudelaire

I WAS looking at the capsules in the shop on Saturday. They do seem cheaper, but you're supposed to take 3 a day, so maybe not working out so cheap!
Also, the more supplements you take, the more extra unwanted stuff you get like "fillers" "anti-caking agents" etc. I already take quite a lot of other vitamins and stuff anyway, so it's easier to take the sachet of syno-vital in water, first thing in the morning.
This stuff IS marketed as being for joint problems etc (the idea is it increases the amount of synovial fluid, thus easing pain and helping mobility) It does also say on the box (I just had a look) that it gives you "soft, younger looking skin)
If I'd been unhappy with my skin when I started taking it, as well as having disc problems I might have noticed a difference I suppose. It's really hard to say if it HAS improved my skin at all, it might be slightly better, but no startling change!

Amanita_2

Forgot to say - if you find a local Skinceutical stockist they do have decent size samples ( a week or more) that they can let you have before investing serious ££.


I also noticed a huge effect the first time I used it.