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Article: The benefits of hyaluronic acid serum

The benefits of hyaluronic acid serum

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More than a hydrating serum: your anti-aging partner!

Hyaluronic acid, naturally present in the dermis, has the impressive ability to retain up to 1000 times its weight in water. The result? It transforms dull, dehydrated skin into plump, supple, and radiant skin! By incorporating a hyaluronic acid serum into your routine, you're providing valuable support for your skin: intense hydration, fighting the signs of aging, wrinkles, and loss of firmness. Ready to discover how this precious active ingredient is revolutionizing your beauty routine and revealing your natural glow? Let’s explore its beneficial properties together!

What is hyaluronic acid?


Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an essential molecule found primarily in the dermis, the middle layer of the skin, where it plays a key supporting role in skin hydration and structure.


Location :

  • Dermis: This is where hyaluronic acid is most abundant, contributing to the skin's elasticity and firmness.

  • Intercellular space: Hyaluronic acid also occupies the space between cells, acting like a magnet that retains water and nourishes skin cells.

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How does hyaluronic acid beautify your skin?


Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a key molecule in regulating skin hydration. Its unique structure gives it a remarkable ability to attract and retain water, acting as a powerful humectant. By binding to water molecules in the epidermis, HA promotes deep hydration, essential for maintaining skin suppleness and softness.


In addition to its hydrating role, hyaluronic acid stimulates collagen production . By promoting fibroblast activity, it helps strengthen the integrity and resilience of the skin. This dual action of hydration and collagen stimulation not only helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles, but also improves skin texture. Thus, hyaluronic acid is essential for maintaining youthful, radiant, and healthy skin.

7 Benefits of Hyaluronic Acid

  1. Intense Hydration : Hyaluronic acid has the unique ability to retain up to 1000 times its weight in water, providing immediate and long-lasting hydration for visibly plumped skin.

  2. Strengthening the skin barrier : By strengthening the barrier function of the epidermis, this active ingredient protects against transepidermal water loss and environmental aggressions, thus contributing to the preservation of healthy and balanced skin.

  3. Improved elasticity : Hyaluronic acid stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin, promoting firmer, more supple and toned skin, while reducing the signs of sagging skin.

  4. Reduction of fine lines and wrinkles : By filling superficial wrinkles and smoothing fine lines, this active ingredient helps reduce the appearance of signs of skin aging, providing a more youthful and radiant complexion.

  5. Cellular repair : Thanks to its regenerative properties, hyaluronic acid promotes healing and cellular regeneration, providing notable benefits for irritated, fragile or blemish-prone skin.

  6. Plumping effect : It gives the skin a plumper and more luminous appearance, restoring freshness and vitality.

  7. Antioxidant protection : By acting as a shield against free radicals, hyaluronic acid helps to mitigate the harmful effects of oxidative stress, thus limiting the signs of premature aging.

The key to our hyaluronic acid serum: its 3 molecular weights


Our hyaluronic acid serum contains three different molecular weights, each with distinct properties based on its molecular weight and location in the skin. These variations influence their effectiveness and mode of action.

1. High molecular weight hyaluronic acid


Found on the skin's surface, high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid forms a protective barrier. It provides immediate hydration by capturing and retaining water, contributing to a smooth, plump appearance. This form protects the skin from external aggressions and reduces transepidermal water loss.

Good to know: High molecular weight hyaluronic acid is frequently used in serums for its immediate hydrating effect and its plumping action on the skin's surface. By remaining on the surface, it helps smooth the epidermis and visibly improve its appearance. However, its large size prevents it from penetrating beyond the superficial layers of the skin, thus limiting its action to surface hydration. While this form is effective for a quick effect and is also more affordable to produce, it cannot address deep hydration or stimulate the deeper layers of the skin, which is essential for long-lasting hydration and improved skin structures.

2. Medium molecular weight hyaluronic acid


Located in the middle layers of the epidermis, medium-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid penetrates deeper than high-molecular-weight forms. Its role is not limited to hydrating and maintaining skin elasticity; it also plays a key role in strengthening the skin's natural defenses. By stimulating the release of β-defensins 2, specific antibacterial peptides, it helps inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria (up to 97% for E. coli) while preserving the balance of the skin's flora. This mechanism is particularly valuable because with age, the skin's natural defenses weaken, making it more vulnerable to external aggressions.

3. Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid


Low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is found in the deeper layers of the skin, particularly in the dermis. Thanks to its small size, it promotes deep hydration and stimulates cell repair, which is particularly beneficial for mature or dehydrated skin.

Note: This form, often more expensive, is a key addition in high-quality anti-aging serums to maximize the benefits of deep hydration and cellular regeneration.

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Why combine the 3 forms in a single serum?


A serum containing these three forms of hyaluronic acid offers a complete action: it hydrates the surface, improves texture in the middle layers, and promotes deep repair. This blend results in softer, plumper, and more radiant skin, meeting the needs of hydration, elasticity, and overall regeneration.

AH (express) technical sheet

Main effects: Intensely hydrates, plumps and reduces fine lines.


Optimal concentration: 2% for a visible hydrating and plumping effect.


Molecular weights:

  • High Molecular Weight (HWM): Hydrates the surface, smooths and plumps immediately.

  • Medium Molecular Weight (MWW ) : Penetrates to an intermediate depth, improves texture and strengthens the skin's natural defenses.

  • Low Molecular Weight (LW): Penetrates deeper, improves elasticity and firmness over the long term.


How to use: Apply to slightly damp skin, ideally as a serum before moisturizer. To learn more, see our guide: How to Use Hyaluronic Acid Properly.


Frequency of use: A skincare essential, can be used morning and evening for a daily hydration boost.


Additional benefits:

  • Non-greasy: Light texture, ideal for all skin types.

  • Non-comedogenic: Won't clog pores, suitable even for acne-prone skin.

3 unique advantages of our innovative formulation

✓ Contains all 3 molecular weights

✓ Optimal concentration of 2%

✓ Plant booster complex

Our Organic Regenerating Serum with hyaluronic acid isn't just another serum. Thanks to its innovative formulation, it incorporates three molecular weights of hyaluronic acid, providing deep, targeted hydration at a record-breaking 2% concentration.


In addition, our serum is enriched with a plant-boosting complex, composed of Belle de nuit and caffeine, which acts in synergy with hyaluronic acid to strengthen its effectiveness.


Together, these ingredients offer a complete solution to dry skin, wrinkles, and loss of elasticity. For smooth, toned, rejuvenated, and luminous skin.

✓ 100% natural and certified organic

✓ Made in France

Rated excellent on Yuka

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