Hyaluronic Acid Delivery Vehicle
Think of it like a space shuttle docking station
Certain forms of Hyaluronic acid (HA) are increasingly recognised for their role as effective delivery vehicles in medical and pharmaceutical applications. Dr Asculai, Visible Youth’s founder, was one of the first scientists to recognise it uniqueness as a delivery vehicle. He went on to select the optimal weight for delivery thought he skin. Starting in medical applications he then applied this ground-breaking discovery to cosmetic skincare.
HA DELIVERY ATTRIBUTES
There are a number of qualities which contribute to Hyaluronic Acids ability to act as an effective delivery vehicle.
BIOCOMPATIBILITY: Hyaluronic Acid naturally occurs in the our body, making it non-immunogenic and safe for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents. About 50% of our natural HA is found in our skin making HA the ideal skincare delivery vehicle.
BIODEGRADABILITY: It can be broken down by the body’s enzymes, ensuring it doesn’t accumulate and cause adverse effects. Amazingly, we turn over about one third of our HA every day through this natural process.
HYDROPHILICITY: HA’s ability to retain water allows it to form a gel-like structure, ideal for encapsulating and slowly releasing drugs and active ingredients. It is also capable of holding up to 1,000 times its weight in water, helping retain moisture in the skin, alleviating dryness, and promoting healing.
TARGETED DELIVERY VEHICLE
Selecting the optimum form and molecular weight can give the Hyaluronic Acid Delivery Vehicle some key benefits in skincare;
CONTROLLED RELEASE: HA can form hydrogels that encapsulate drugs, providing a controlled release over time. This reduces the frequency of dosing and maintains therapeutic levels of an active ingredient in the body.
TARGETED DELIVERY: HA can be modified to enhance its ability to target specific tissues or cells. For example, HA can be used to target specific cells.
ENHANCED PENETRATION: When used in topical formulations, certain forms of HA enhance the penetration of active ingredients through the skin barrier.
HOW IS IT USED
Hyaluronic acid is used by many cosmetic and medical products.
It is primarily used in cosmetics for its hydrating and skin-plumping properties.
It has also been used in eye drops to deliver medications to treat conditions like dry eye and post-surgical healing. It has also been used in injections, for example, to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs directly into joints for treating osteoarthritis. HA-based dressings can deliver antimicrobial agents to wounds, promoting healing and preventing infections.
Hyaluronic acid can also used in creams and gels to improve the delivery of drugs such as anti-inflammatory agents.
IS ALL HA THE SAME
Absolutely not.
“There are two criteria you have to know about Hyaluronic Acid, size and grade. Medical grade HA is a truly precious ingredient, and unless it is the right weighted molecule it will not fully penetrate your skin and will sit ineffectually on the surface.” Dr. Sam Asculai, Visible Youth’s Chief Scientist.
To create an effective Hyaluronic acid delivery vehicle you have to select the correct grade and the optimal molecular weight to penetrate the skin, deliver and slowly release actives where they can do the most good.
Dr Asculai spent decades of research to define the optimal weight and size for maximum benefit. This resulted in the creation of Solaraze® a world leading therapeutic for Actinic Keratosis. The exact same grade and size of Hyaluronic acid is used in Visible Youth® Hyoglass™ technology to deliver Bioactive Glass, Peptides, and antioxidants.
Medical Grade Hyaluronic Acid of this molecular weight has been clinically proven to penetrate the skin and form a reservoir or depot in the epidermis slowly releasing its precious contents. Think of it like a space docking station. The HA delivery vehicle, like a rocket full of precious ingredients, targets HA receptors in the skin, locks in and delivers its passengers.
THE ROLE OF HYOGLASS™ TECHNOLOGY
“At visible Youth we only use Medical Grade Hyaluronic Acid free from impurities, toxins, and contaminants. We believe that your skin deserves no less.”
Our patented Hyoglass™ technology therefore fuses a pure molecule of Medical Grade Hyaluronic Acid with our unique Bioactive Glass, and powerful natural actives for precision delivery into the deeper dermis.
No matter how powerful skincare ingredients are, they need to be delivered to where your skin actually needs them, in the deep dermis. If they sit on your skin surface, they are not doing their job. Our breakthrough Hyaluronic Acid delivery vehicle capturing formula in a perfectly weighted molecule of medical grade Hyaluronic Acid that will reach precisely where lines are formed.
Visible Youth’s Power of Three
- Purity Highest Medical Grade Hyaluronic Acid available
- Power Patented skin regenerating biomaterial formula;100% natural to the body’s makeup
- Precision The formula is captured in the optimal weight Hyaluronic Acid molecule and delivered precisely where lines are formed in the deeper areas of the skin, this is the ‘Golden Calculation™’.
Our skincare routine is made up of Visible Youth Replenishing Cleanser, Visible Youth™ Multi-Peptide Super Serum, Visible Youth™ Multi Action Eye Serum, and Visible Youth™ Moisture Shield, creating a comprehensive and harmonious skincare collection. Smoother, firmer, more radiant and even toned – Visible Youth™ is the holy grail of anti-aging skincare; a clinically-proven skincare brand steeped in science that delivers exceptional results.
“The name Visible Youth tells you all you need to know about our skincare goal, a radiant, healthy complexion which defies the passage of time. Achieving this through advanced medical science is at the heart of everything we do.” Dr.Sam Asculai.
