National Health health committee will hyaluronic acid as a food ingredient, can be added to foods in general
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A few days ago, the National Health Commission issued an announcement that sodium hyaluronate (ie "hyaluronic acid") was listed as a new food raw material, allowing it to be added to ordinary food.
This is undoubtedly good news for beauty lovers who have always had the habit of eating functional beauty foods: From now on, they will no longer have to travel far and wide to buy from overseas, nor do they have to bear the risks of overseas shopping.
But this has caused more people to have new questions: Do I need to eat hyaluronic acid for beauty?
Is it effective?
Text, picture/Long Lele, All Media Reporter, Guangzhou Daily
What is sodium hyaluronate?
Sodium hyaluronate is also called hyaluronic acid. It is produced by fermentation of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemics based on glucose, yeast powder, peptone, etc., and is a linear macromolecular polysaccharide.
Its hyaluronic molecule can carry more than 500 times of water, and it is currently recognized as one of the best moisturizing ingredients, which is widely used in skin care products and cosmetics.
New regulations introduced hyaluronic acid beauty food market
All media reporters learned from the official website of the National Health Commission that the use of sodium hyaluronate has been expanded to include milk and dairy products, beverages, alcohol, cocoa products, chocolate and chocolate products (including cocoa Fat chocolate and products) as well as sweets, frozen drinks.
The last time the regulations on the application of sodium hyaluronate in food were issued in 2008, sodium hyaluronate was approved as a new resource food, and the scope of use is a health food raw material.
In many countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, sodium hyaluronate and products based on it are currently allowed to be added to food or dietary supplements.
The Health Commission stated in the announcement that the new regulations are also based on the approval of use in other countries and international organizations.
In just a few weeks after the announcement, many brands including Hei Ling and Shan Yan have launched related products, not only beauty drinks, but also some very creative snacks, such as chewable tablets, gummies, etc. .
Domestically produced hyaluronic acid beauty foods and beverages will become a brand new track with unlimited potential, which has become a general consensus in the industry.
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For women who love beauty, hyaluronic acid is a famous beauty ingredient.
Its killer is extremely simple but extremely powerful: super hydrating ability.
Currently, hyaluronic acid for injection and hyaluronic acid for external use are generally well known to the public.
Hyaluronic acid for injection is mainly used in the field of medical beauty.
The small molecule hyaluronic acid is mainly used in water-light acupuncture, injecting "beauty liquid" with hyaluronic acid as the main component directly into the dermis.
However, injection of hyaluronic acid is a bit painful and expensive. It is not suitable for skin care for all women. Therefore, topical hyaluronic acid has become popular. The principle is that hyaluronic acid can grab a lot of air and moisture from the skin surface.
According to the data, the top three brands with year-on-year growth rate of Tmall flagship store sales in 2020 are Kuadi, Yuze and Runbaiyan.
Quadi and Runbaiyan are both skin care brands with hyaluronic acid as the main ingredient. The popularity of hyaluronic acid is evident.
And most of the hyaluronic acid beauty foods and drinks that have been on the market now use skin hydration as their main selling point, and through "internal adjustment", to realize the dream of women's "hydration skin".
Generally safe but do not need to deify its effect
Miss Wang is an experienced user of oral beauty food.
More than ten years ago, when Haitao had not become popular, she worked in Guangzhou regularly to buy beauty drinks in Hong Kong.
"For more than a year, I can only add a little bit through online shopping." Miss Wang said, "but occasionally I still worry about whether the products purchased through overseas online shopping are reliable." This is also the worry of many users who buy oral beauty food through overseas online shopping. From this perspective, hyaluronic acid foods produced in the Mainland and under formal supervision undoubtedly provide a better choice for this group of customers.
Oral beauty products have always been surrounded by controversy.
On the one hand, oral beauty products have become a relatively mature industry in developed countries such as Japan, Europe and the United States, and this trend is likely to appear in China in the future.
According to data from the China Commercial Industry Research Institute, my country's functional food market is expected to exceed 600 billion yuan in 2022.
On the other hand, the safety and effectiveness of oral beauty products have been questioned.
In this regard, Dr. Dong Yuxi, a practicing dermatologist and Zhuozheng Medical, interpreted.
Controversy One
How safe is hyaluronic acid food/drink?
According to Dr. Dong Yuxi, hyaluronic acid is a main content and its technology itself is mature.
"Hyaluronic acid is a component that can be completely absorbed and metabolized by the human body. If it is a product that meets the food safety regulations, it should be said to be safe for the human body."
Controversy two
Are hyaluronic acid foods/drinks effective?
The current clinical observation results show that oral hyaluronic acid products have a certain effect.
Dr. Dong Yuxi said, “But after the action of various digestive enzymes, what channel does the hyaluronic acid in food pass through to apply to the skin? The medical community has not yet found an answer to this question.”