Hada labo rohto hadalabo gokujun hyaluronic hydrating

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I just got home page from a 4-day trip visiting relatives out-of-state, & as you might imagine, I’m not great at packing light when it comes to skincare (or makeup, for that matter). I bởi vì make an effort to scale down though, so when I packed for this trip, I opted not to bring along my Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion. Surely I could survive 4 days without it? Well, that was a mistake – I missed its righteous slippery, hydration every single day we were apart.

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This hydrating toner was on my các mục to lớn try for a very long time before I finally took a chance on it. I put it off for so long because the idea of a straightforward hyaluronic acid toner with no additional actives or plant extracts lacked the glamour I typically look for in my skincare products. Looking back, I realize that an unadulterated source of non-greasy, non-irritating, humectant moisture is exactly what my dry skin had been missing all along.

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What is it?

Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion ($17) is a Japanese hydrating toner hàng hóa. It promises instant, lasting, moisture with no irritation.

Ingredients:

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Disodium Succinate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxyethycellulose, Methylparaben, PPG-10 Methyl Glucose Ether, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Succinic Acid

The ingredient menu for this formula is short và contains no SD alcohol, colorants, oil, or fragrance, making this a great product for sensitive skin types. The thing I love most about it, however, is the sheer dedication this ingredient shows lớn doing one thing, and doing it really well: moisturizing the living daylights out of my face with humectants.

Humectants are a class of moisturizers that differ from emollient and occlusive moisturizers. Emollients such as plant oils/essential fatty acids work by filling the spaces between skin cells, creating a smoother appearance và feel. Occlusive moisturizers such as petroleum and silicones work by creating a barrier over the skin, which prevents trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). Humectants, however, work by pulling water into the stratum corneum from the lower layers of the skin, & in high humidity areas (70% và above), from the atmosphere. Humectants are generally able to lớn hold far more than their own weight in water, which supplies significant hydration to lớn skin and imparts a smooth, overall plumping effect.

For more information on the difference between classes of moisturizers, kiểm tra out this summary:

Moisturizers: What They Are And How They WorkC. W. Lynde, MD, FRCPCToronto Hospital, Western Division, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Toronkhổng lồ, Toronto lớn, Ontario, Canada

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Here are the workhorse humectant ingredients for this formula:

Glycerin

Glycerin is an odorless, colorless, viscous sugar alcohol compound. Its humectant properties make it a popular cosmetic ingredient. Pure glycerin is able khổng lồ absorb it’s own weight in water over a period of 3 days, & has been shown in numerous studies lớn improve skin elastiđô thị, moisture, & barrier function.

Glycerol accelerates recovery of barrier function in vivoFluhr JW1, Gloor M, Lehmann L, Lazzerini S, Distante F, Berardesca E.Acta Dermato Venereologica, November 1999

Glycerol replacement corrects defective skin hydration, elastithành phố, và barrier function in aquaporin-3-deficient miceMariko Hara, A. S. Verkman.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, May/June 2003

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic acid (also called hyaluronan) is a polysaccharide naturally produced in the human body. Able khổng lồ hold 1000 times its weight in water, hyaluronan plays an important role in wound healing as well as maintaining the structure & integrity of our skin. Like many of our naturally occurring beneficial skin components, we produce less hyaluronic acid as we age. Thankfully, we can topically apply some forms of hyaluronic acid & still obtain its hydrating, smoothing, wound healing, và barrier strengthening effects.

Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion contains three different forms of hyaluronic acid: hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, and sodium hyaluronate (which is actually a sodium salternative text derived from hyaluronan).

Standard hyaluronic acid molecules have sầu a high molecular weight, meaning the molecules are large – too large, in fact, to effectively penetrate the skin when applied topically. Standard hyaluronic acid typically needs to lớn be injected in order to be effective. To reap the benefits of topically applied hyaluronic acid, the molecules need to be smaller. The molecular weight of hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid is low, meaning the molecules are smaller & able lớn more deeply penetrate the skin.

The deeper penetration of this size of hyaluronic acid does come with a sacrifice – its small molecular kích cỡ makes it less effective sầu for holding water, so its effects are shorter lived. However, it still has fantastic temporary plumping benefits, và it works quickly to lớn moisturize và smooth out fine lines.

Hydrolized Hyaluronic Data SheetEvonik Industries, 2008

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Sodium acetylated hyaluronate is a size of hyaluronic acid that is patented by Shiseivì chưng. Like hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, it has a low molecular weight that allows it khổng lồ penetrate the skin more deeply & quickly than a high molecular weight HA such as sodium hyaluronate. The quality that makes sodium acetylated hyaluronate unique is that it possesses both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties, allowing it lớn more effectively hold in water than other low molecular weight HA such as hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid. The result is longer term hydration, skin-softening, và smoothing effects.

Patent information: Low molecular weight acetylhyaluronate, skin-softening composition, method of manufacturing the same, và method of purifying the sameTakashi Oka, Toshio Yanaki, Michihiro Yamagubỏ ra.Shiseibởi Co., Ltd., 1997

Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium hyaluronate is the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. It also has a low molecular weight, and is able to lớn penetrate skin effectively và draw in and hold water. IT’s a powerful humectant, & its skin smoothing, hydrating, & softening properties make it an extremely popular cosmetic ingredient.

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According khổng lồ CosDNA, this formula contains no red flags for irritants or potential acne triggers.

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Performance

Appearance

Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion comes packaged in a plastic bottle with a white label. The contents of the label are written almost entirely in Japanese. The dispenser for the product is a small opening underneath a flip-top cap.

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The hàng hóa itself is a clear, slippery, viscous liquid that is significantly thicker than water, but still far more liquid than a gel or cream.

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pH

Hyaluronic acid performs best at a pH greater than 4.0 and less than 11.0. I prefer my skincare products lớn have a pH less than 7.0 (read more about why a lower pH is important here). Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion has an appealingly low pH of 5.0.

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Smell

Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion doesn’t smell like much of anything.

Application

I apply Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion as my 4th step in my morning và evening skincare routine. Its place in my routine looks something lượt thích this:

Cleanse > Acid Toner > AHA, BHA, and/or Vitamin C Serum > > Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion

To apply, I squeeze out a small, coin-sized amount inlớn my hands, then spread it over my face. I’ll often gently mas sa or press it into lớn my skin lớn accelerate absorption. When the product is mostly absorbed và my skin slightly tacky, I continue with the rest of my skin routine (serum > face oil > moisturizer).

Although you don’t necessarily need lớn use all the products I use in my typical routine lớn benefit from this HA lotion, I bởi highly recommkết thúc sealing it in with an oil or an occlusive moisturizer at the very least. Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion has fantastic humectant properties, but it doesn’t contain any emollient or occlusive moisturizers, which you’ll need to lớn prevent any of that spectacular hydration from escaping.

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Results

The first time I used Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion, I could not stop touching my face. The last time my skin felt that hydrated và soft, I was in my early 20s. With continued use, here are some other benefits I experienced:

• No more flaking from AHA or BHA use• No more flaking or peeling at the end of the day, which also meant my makeup lasted longer• No waking up with dry skin• Overall increased moisture• Decrease in the slight fine lines around my eye area (though only minor changes in the one deeper line by my right eye)• Less skin sensitivity

I did not experience any breakouts or irritation as a result of using this hàng hóa. In fact, I find the Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion khổng lồ be very soothing, especially after applying my acid treatments.

I don’t know how I lived without this hàng hóa for so long. If you have sầu dry skin, Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion is a bonafide game changer. If you have sầu oily skin, you’ll appreciate its non-greasy moisturizing properties, và the fact that you can get away with using far less moisturizer than usual.

The next time I travel, there no way I’m leaving my Hada-Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lotion behind.

Pros & Cons

ProsCons
MoisturizingLong-lasting hydrationSmoothingSoothingNon-irritatingPrevents flaking from use of AHA và BHA productsTemporarily reduces appearance of existing fine linesNon-greasyFeels lightNone

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