Let’s pay lip service to Hyaluronic Acid
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- September 22, 2025
5 ways taking Hyaluronic Acid by mouth can help your skin
We’ve all seen hyaluronic acid in our favourite serums and moisturisers, it’s that go-to ingredient for dewy, hydrated skin. For good reason, because it can attract and hold onto water, up to 1,000 times its own weight! This makes it a superstar at keeping skin plump, smooth, and moisturised.
But here’s something you might not know: you can actually take it orally, and studies show it does more than just support your skincare routine, it can work from the inside out to improve your skin.
Registered Nutritional Therapist for Beauty Dropz, Jackie MCcusker talks about the super-power of hyaluronic acid and how to get it from our diet.
“Hyaluronic acid helps sun-damaged skin by restoring deep hydration, pulling moisture back into the skin to improve plumpness and texture, which supports natural repair. It also promotes skin renewal by increasing epidermal thickness and speeding up regeneration.
HA strengthens the skin’s weakened barrier, reducing sensitivity and moisture loss, and offers protection against further damage. Additionally, it softens fine lines and rough, dry patches by plumping the skin from within. Finally, hyaluronic acid can soothe irritation and calm mild redness caused by sun exposure, making it a great ally in caring for sun-stressed skin.
From our diet there are also ways in which we can get hyaluronic acid, for example
- Animal foods: From animal-based foods that actually contain collagen such as bone broth, chicken skin and fish skin and then for vegetarians/vegans.
- Soy based foods: Soy-derived isoflavones offer several skin benefits, including protection against oxidative damage, stimulation of collagen production, and improved hydration. In addition, isoflavones and other phytoestrogens have been shown to boost the skin’s hyaluronic acid levels, enhancing its overall moisture and plumpness. Foods including tofu, edamame beans, and miso are beneficial.
Root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and Jerusalem artichokes help promote and support the body’s production of hyaluronic acid indirectly by supplying important vitamins and minerals needed for its synthesis, rather than containing hyaluronic acid themselves. These vegetables are particularly high in magnesium and vitamin C, which are essential for activating the enzymes responsible for hyaluronic acid production and for supporting healthy skin overall.
- Magnesium rich foods: such as leafy greens like spinach and kale, nuts and seeds such as almonds and pumpkin seeds as well as wholegrains, avocados and legumes, which all help to support the synthesis of hyaluronic acid.
- Vitamin C: Vitamin C supports the production of collagen, which works in tandem with hyaluronic acid. Good sources of vitamin C include fresh fruit, particularly citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruits and vegetables, such as dark leafy green options like spinach and kale.
- Supplement with Beauty Dropz Hyaluronic
Looking to boost skin elasticity and hydration? Hyaluronic Acid, naturally found in the skin acts like a moisture magnet, helping to keep your complexion plump and dewy. These berry-flavoured drops are infused with skin-loving Vitamin C, B5, and zinc to deeply hydrate and support a radiant, youthful glow from within.
Beauty Dropz are £14.99 each. All five products are available at Boots.com and Holland & Barrett online (except Collagen at H&B). Retinol and Hyaluronic are in 300 Holland & Barrett stores.
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