Yes! Salicylic and hyaluronic acids provide complementary actions, particularly for acne-prone skin. Addressing blemishes and the first signs of aging, including both acids in one product lightens your skincare routine while clearing up and smoothing your skin. With new solutions regularly introduced, you can find skincare products adapted to your skin that include both acids.
Ingredients
Understanding the benefits of salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid in skincare
Reading time : 4 min
Treat your skin to the benefits of salicylic and hyaluronic acids
Salicylic and hyaluronic acids work in different ways. Naturally present in skin, hyaluronic acid is a humectant, collecting water and vapor which helps to keep your skin hydrated. As for salicylic acid, in skincare products, it’s an ingredient known especially for skin renewal. Combined in a single skincare product, such as a serum, the two acids bring four main advantages.
- Exfoliating and cleaning pores
Salicylic acid exfoliates skin, removing dead skin cells, which helps to unclog pores and reduce their size. - Reducing inflammation
By exfoliating and keeping pores clean, salicylic acid also helps to reduce inflammation. Without bacteria and dirt that collect in pores, there is much less irritation - Anti-aging
Both hyaluronic and salicylic acids act on signs of aging, helping skin to stay smooth and giving it extra volume. - Hydrating
More than simply moisturizing skin, hyaluronic acid helps skin retain moisture, so that it stays hydrated and in good health.
How do salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid help oily and acne-prone skin?
Adults who suffer from acne must also deal with the first signs of aging. Oxidized sebum and Cutibacterium acnes bacteria are largely responsible for producing blemishes such as blackheads, papules and pustules. These are compounded by fine lines and the first wrinkles. Combining salicylic and hyaluronic acids together in one product therefore makes perfect sense – they complement each other. An adult with acne-prone skin needs to apply just one product to provide skincare for two different problems.
Salicylic acid: the exfoliating cleaner
A beta-hydroxy acid that is used in dermatology to treat a number of skin disorders, salicylic acid dissolves into a skincare product’s aqueous phase to work on the skin’s surface. With acne, dead skin cells tend to amalgamate together and build up on the skin’s surface. This thickening of skin, called hyperkeratinsation, is one of the reasons why pores become blocked. Salicylic acid helps to unstick these cells from each other, so that they fall away. Unblocked pores mean that sebum can circulate freely. It doesn’t oxidise, which means C. acnes don’t colonize it, and this helps to reduce inflammation. And with no more excess skin cells that stick to each other, new cells move to the skin’s surface. Residual marks are removed, the skin becomes smoother and more even, for a more uniform complexion.
Hyaluronic acid: the hydrating rejuvenator
Hyaluronic acid plays a key role in maintaining and restoring the skin’s moisture levels. Able to absorb up to 1,000 times its weight in water, hyaluronic acid helps skin maintain all its vital structures. It is also involved in the production of collagen, making skin supple. The amount of hyaluronic acid naturally present in skin gradually falls over time. Including it in a skincare product therefore helps to lift and smooth skin. Finally, hyaluronic acid also helps the skin’s protective barrier remain intact, preventing stressors from irritating your skin.
A skincare routine with salicylic and hyaluronic acids
Salicylic and hyaluronic acids therefore have complementary actions in a skincare routine. Both can be included in a product such as a serum.
A salicylic and hyaluronic acid serum, absorbed into the skin, helps to exfoliate, reduces inflammation, hydrates and protects the skin barrier, and improves your overall complexion and tone. Combining the two acids in one serum provides all the effectiveness of each, without necessarily affecting tolerance in skin.
Does using hyaluronic and salicylic acids cause irritation?
The benefits of including both acids in a single product are numerous, not least that a skincare routine needs just one product to achieve so many welcome results. With Bioderma’s ecobiology approach, we use the minimal amount of ingredients in our products, and only those that are necessary, to ensure their complete tolerance and effectiveness. As more products are added to a skincare routine, the risk of irritation becomes greater.
Salicylic and hyaluronic acids, choosing the right product for your skin
If you’re interested in incorporating a skincare product that includes both salicylic and hyaluronic acids in its formula into your routine, take the time to find the right one. You want a product that meets your skin’s specific needs. Products can differ in the proportions of each acid, to better respond to individual skin conditions. What is sure is that you’ll see improvement in your blemishes and complexion, a reduction of fine lines, while also avoiding all potential irritation.
