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Jul 2021
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What is hyaluronic acid and is it magica...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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#103

What do roosters' combs and cows' eyeballs have that our skin needs? Let's add another chapter to the chemistry of skin care. Today we explore a special and unusual acid that has some surprising and unique abilities when used in skincare applications.

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References from this episode

  1. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2021/acs-presspac-may-5-2021/exploring-the-possibilities-of-hyaluronic-acid.html
  2. https://cen.acs.org/business/consumer-products/Hyaluronic-acid-biobased-medical-cosmetic/99/i16
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  5. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/h/hyaluronic-acid.html
  6. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c09691
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  8. https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/hyaluronic-acid/8535.article
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  10. https://youtu.be/b2r9i5XpsMo
  11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7464276/




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