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Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:49 am  |
I am just curious from where the Hyaluranic acid used in skincare products is obtained i.e any animal source , if yes then which animal and what exactly is this acid?  |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:27 am |
| One of the animal sources I know of is rooster's combs. |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:32 am |
AT, Welcome! Hyaluronic acid is a long chain polysaccharide that is capable of holding 1,000 times its molecular weight in water. When applied topically, it hydrates the skin by holding water in & not allowing it to escape the statum corneum & evaporate. It creates a flexible, gas-permeable film on the skin that allows for the tissue breathing process.
As we age, our body produces less & less hyaluronic acid (HA), thus our skin becomes more dry & the surface of the skin becomes lined with small wrinkles & fine lines. Thus, HA applied topically restores the appearance of plump, moist, younger looking skin.
There are different sources for HA, and also different grades (cosmetic, oral, sterile injectable). HA can be extracted either from rooster comb or bovine joint fluid. It also can be lab-created through the bio-fermentation of plant matter (most often seaweed).
I would imagine that most other cosmetic companies are also using the biotech HA, for ethical reasons & also to avoid contamination of their products by any trace pathogens present in the HA that is animal extracted (rare, but possible). I hope that I answered your question. 
Welcome,
Darren |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:19 am |
| EWWWWW!!! Rooster combs!! |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:42 am |
Wow Darren, that's some really helpful info. I didn't ask the initial question but I want to thank you!  |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:02 pm |
I've read some where that you can boil animal joints to create a soup with HA in it, and it helps with arthiritis and other problems.
But then I've also read that HA is not able to be absorbed internally??
So which is true? |
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:45 pm |
Hi miranets,
HA would be broke down by enzymes in the stomach in it's pure form (i.e from animal joints) as a normal digestive process of saccharides. Being quite a long polysaccharide, it would have to be broken down to move from the stomach into the blood stream also, I would guess. |
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Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:06 am |
melissa,
You are correct, taken internally, it would be digested & converted into sugar, like most other starches. |
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Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:40 am |
Thank u all for ur replies,I have been reading this forum for the last one month and really appreciate the way u welcome newcomers and solve their problems and above all i am sooooooo much impressed by ur knowledge of things, U all are so professional.
Now a Biiig thanx to DARREN for such a comprehensive reply.I couldnt have got better information than this from anywhere.
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