Interview: Foyin Ogunrombi

Hyaluronic acid is a buzzword in the beauty world that you’ve probably heard of before, but I’m sure you haven’t heard of it in the context of pimple treatment and prevention. People tend to believe that if you have spot-prone skin, you need to avoid hydrators and moisturisers because they’re going to make your skin greasy and cause you to break out even more. But what if I told you that this may not be true? And before you become sceptical, like they say on TikTok, you’re going to have to let me cook.

Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance in your body that helps retain moisture in your skin, eyes and joints. Unfortunately, over time and because of environmental factors, our body’s production of it decreases, which means we lose our ability to retain as much moisture as before in areas like our skin. Why do we want more hyaluronic acid? Because this fancy molecule attracts and binds to water, being able to absorb more than 1,000 times its own weight, making it a key player in battling dehydrated skin. And it’s very important that we don’t confuse dehydrated skin with dry skin, because even oily skin can be dehydrated.

THE PIMPLE-SOOTHING DYNAMIC DUO: HYALURONIC ACID AND SALICYLIC ACID

We already know that hyaluronic acid hydrates your skin and helps regulate sebum production, but did you know that salicylic acid is a great chemical exfoliant that can detox your clogged pores? Now imagine using these baddies together: keeping your pores clear, managing how much oil you do produce and making sure your skin is adequately hydrated. I’d say it’s a match made in heaven – and you can find both in the NIVEA Clear Up Deep Pore Cleanser, Daily Scrub and Blemish Gel!

When your skin is dehydrated, your body produces an excess amount of sebum, which is essentially oil that clogs your pores. You see where I’m going with this? If your skin is producing a lot of oil, you may think that “drying it out” by not using a lot of skincare products will decrease the oil production. In fact, it’s the complete opposite. When your skin is dehydrated, your oil production increases even more, causing more oil to be produced, which leads to more breakouts – and so the cycle continues.

It isn’t enough to simply drink your water. If your skin is really dehydrated, you may need help in the form of topical hyaluronic acid, which can also be found in the NIVEA Clear Up range, BTW. Not only does hyaluronic acid hydrate skin, which in turn controls sebum production and ensures you break the cycle of breakouts, it also has anti-inflammatory
properties that reduce irritation and
redness. Hyaluronic acid also
helps plump and smooth your skin and
aids with collagen production
and skin barrier protection,
all of which work to
increase your skin’s
health over time,
subsequently
decreasing the
appearance of
pimple
scarring.

It isn’t enough to simply drink your water. If your skin is really dehydrated, you may need help in the form of topical hyaluronic acid, which can also be found in the NIVEA Clear Up range, BTW. Not only does hyaluronic acid hydrate skin, which in turn controls sebum production and ensures you break the cycle of breakouts, it also has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce irritation and redness.
Hyaluronic acid also helps plump and
smooth your skin and aids with
collagen production and
skin barrier protection,
all of which work to
increase your skin’s
health over time,
subsequently
decreasing the
appearance of
pimple
scarring.