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Glycosaminoglycans

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Glycosaminoglycans

Glycosaminoglycans help maintain healthy skin hydration and elasticity, offering visible improvements in daily softness and smoothness. This nourishing ingredient suits both dry skin and oily skin, and it is most commonly found in lightweight serums. Because of its adaptable texture, it layers easily with other products in your routine.

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Questions and answers

What does glycosaminoglycans do for the skin?

Glycosaminoglycans help keep the skin hydrated by holding onto moisture. This makes the skin look plumper and supports a smoother texture.

How do you use glycosaminoglycans?

Glycosaminoglycans are typically used in your daily skincare routine to help hydrate the skin and improve moisture retention. You can apply products containing this ingredient both morning and night.

Should you use glycosaminoglycans in the morning or at night?

You can use glycosaminoglycans both morning and night to help hydrate and plump the skin. It is gentle enough for twice-daily use.

Can you use glycosaminoglycans every day?

Yes, you can use glycosaminoglycans every day. This ingredient helps hydrate the skin and may improve moisture levels over time with daily use.

Does glycosaminoglycans cause purging or irritation?

Glycosaminoglycans are unlikely to cause purging or irritation as they are naturally occurring hydrating molecules that support skin moisture.

Which skin types is glycosaminoglycans best for?

Glycosaminoglycans help dry skin, where Lovi rates Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist and Bonajour Extreme Spot Serum as Superior fits. For mature skin, Lovi rates iS Clinical Youth Eye Complex as a Superior fit. It also works well for oily, combination, sensitive, and acne-prone skin types.

Behind this ingredient guide

Lovi checks every ingredient with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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