From Catwalks to Collagen Shots—The Truth Behind That Glow

You’ve seen the skin: poreless, dewy, impossibly plump. But behind the glow of high-fashion models, there’s often a secret weapon—not just makeup or filters, but hyaluronic acid, and not just the injectable kind.

Used for decades in aesthetic dermatology, hyaluronic acid (HA) has earned its reputation as a hydration powerhouse. But increasingly, the world’s top models and beauty insiders are turning to ingestible HA to maintain that luminous look from within.

“Oral hyaluronic acid enhances skin hydration by helping the body maintain moisture levels at a cellular level,” explains Dr. Dendy Engelman, a New York-based dermatologist and skin researcher. “Over time, this leads to improved texture, elasticity, and glow.”

A 2017 double-blind clinical study published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology found that participants who consumed 120mg of HA daily saw significant improvements in skin moisture and elasticity after 12 weeks.

🔗 Read the study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5791734/

This is why many in the modelling and entertainment industries use high-dose HA drinks and shots daily—especially during long-haul travel, photoshoots under hot lights, or fashion week’s dehydrating schedule.

The beauty of ingestible hyaluronic acid is that it doesn’t just sit on your skin like a cream—it travels via the bloodstream and attracts up to 1,000 times its weight in water, plumping skin from the inside out. It’s often combined with marine collagen, vitamin C, biotin, and MSM in advanced formulas to amplify the skin’s repair and resilience.

“Models often treat their skin like athletes treat their muscles,” says Dr. Barbara Sturm, a renowned aesthetics doctor whose celebrity clients rely on internal skincare. “They know that topical products are not enough. They want beauty that lasts beyond the makeup chair.”

So, the next time you wonder how certain women have that skin, know this: the real glow often comes from daily internal hydration support—and hyaluronic acid is front and centre.