Can a pill make your skin look younger?
Oral intake of a new full-spectrum hyaluronan improves skin profilometry and ageing: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
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A study gave women a daily pill with a special type of hyaluronic acid to see if it would help their skin look better.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
A study gave women a daily pill with a special type of hyaluronic acid to see if it would help their skin look better.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 549 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Michelotti A, Cestone E, De Ponti I, Pisati M, Sparta E, Tursi F
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Claims (3)
Taking a specific hyaluronic acid pill every day for a month can make your skin more hydrated, smoother, and tighter if you're an adult woman showing early signs of aging.
Taking a special hyaluronic acid supplement every day for a month may make women's skin feel and look better, according to how they describe it themselves.
Taking a daily pill of hyaluronic acid for 3 months can make your wrinkles look about 19% smaller than if you didn’t take it, according to this claim.