Ingredient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Hyaluronic acid (salt form)
A humectant that holds a large amount of water relative to its weight, used to make skin feel plumper and better hydrated.
What it is there to do
Humectant
Draws water into the upper layers of the skin or hair.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
Also written as
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.