Irrefutably, great skin is no longer a luxury, but rather a priority! But with the monsoon looking right at us, skin woes can’t be far away — parched texture and lackluster like appearance topping the list. The reasons for our skin needing double care during the monsoons are aplenty —the skin feels a bit tighter and stretched, especially after washing your face or post shower. And if ignored, this will lead to dry skin and flaking even before the onset of winter!
The problems can be attributed to one underlying condition — the drop in the Hyaluronic Acid content of your skin. For the uninitiated, Hyaluronic Acid is a naturally occurring component of the skin that is found in the collagen of dermis, the living deep skin layer. It is responsible for keeping the skin hydrated and plumped out so that pores and fine lines don’t occur. So how does one compensate the loss? Through hydrators or hydraboosters, of course!
Hydrators or hydraboosters contain the free form of Hyaluronic acid, which is inserted into the dermal layer of the skin — to replenish the lost Hyaluronic Acid, so that the skin can maintain its natural texture, smoothness and contour. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, who is shortly turning 47, Naomi Campbell are some of the names that swear by this treatment.
Hydrators can be treated on the skin from as early as 25 years of age or even earlier for drier skin types. This maintains the skin’s hydration factor, giving you that preternatural glow! The procedure takes 15 minutes and there is no downtime. Based on the skin’s moisturising / hydration level, the sessions are spaced three — six months apart. In India, as our skin ages well, just keeping it hydrated with hydraboosters can keep you looking young and line-free for a long time.
—The writer is a celebrity cosmetic dermatologist
