What Is Hyaluronic Acid and How Do You Apply It? | L'Oréal Paris, by L'Oréal Paris USA on YouTube. 5 min 3 s.
- Video length
- 5 min 3 s
- Time to do it
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Wash your face with a gentle cleanser, then pat it partly dry with a clean towel. Leave the skin slightly damp rather than bone dry.
Dispense 2 to 3 drops of a 1.5% hyaluronic acid serum into your palm. A little goes a long way, so start small.
Press the serum into your face with your fingertips instead of rubbing it in. Cover cheeks, forehead, nose and chin.
Wait about a minute until the serum feels tacky rather than wet. This gives the acid time to draw in the water on your skin.
Press your moisturizer over the serum to seal the hydration in. Do this morning and night, and never skip this step.
In the morning, apply a vitamin C serum first if you use one, then the hyaluronic acid, then moisturizer and daily sunscreen.
At night, apply hyaluronic acid to clean skin first, then a night moisturizer with retinol and niacinamide on top.
For the eye area, roll a hyaluronic acid eye serum along the orbital bone under each eye. Keep it on the bone, not on the lashes.
Tips and common mistakes
Damp skin gives the acid water to hold, so mist your face with water if it has dried completely.
In very dry air, hyaluronic acid can pull moisture from deeper skin, so always finish with moisturizer.
Patch test a new serum on your inner arm for a day before using it on your face.
Retinol makes skin more sun sensitive, so wear sunscreen every morning when you use it at night.
Questions
Does hyaluronic acid go before or after moisturizer?
Before. Apply the serum to clean, slightly damp skin, then press moisturizer on top to lock the water in.
Can I use hyaluronic acid every morning and night?
Yes. It is a gentle hydrating ingredient, so twice a day suits most skin types, including dry and oily skin.
Can I layer hyaluronic acid with vitamin C and retinol?
Yes. In the morning use vitamin C first and hyaluronic acid on top. At night use hyaluronic acid first, then a retinol moisturizer.
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