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The unique feature of hyaluronic acid is its ability to attract and hold water within its structure.
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SINGAPORE – Is your skin as dry as the Sahara? As shrivelled as a raisin? It might be time to reach for some hyaluronic acid. Slimy and gooey, this wonder ingredient is a naturally occurring substance found in the skin, eyes and joints.
However, people may lose up to 6 per cent of the hyaluronic acid in their skin each year as they get older, says Dr Elias Tam, medical director of EHA Clinic. As a result, skin becomes drier, more wrinkled and less able to heal itself.
