Sodium Hyaluronate (Explained + Products) | 食品添加物合法業者資訊網

Asfarasskincaregoes,sodiumhyaluronateandhyaluronicacidareprettymuchthesameandthetwonamesareusedinterchangeably.Ascosmeticchemist ...

It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF[1], hyaluronic acid[2] (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here[3].  The TL; DR version of HA is that its a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water.

As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen[4] writes on [5]reddit[6]  "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". 

In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, ...