Secrets of succinate: due to which succinic acid rejuvenates

Most people, when asked what they know about the benefits of succinate, will shrug their shoulders in bewilderment. However, if they are asked about the healing properties of amber, they will remember with pleasure the special energy of the stone, its rejuvenating and healing abilities, not realizing that we are talking about a substance contained in this natural mineral – succinic acid and its salts. What is the value of succinic acid salt – sodium succinate, and why cosmetologists are interested in this substance, read in our material.

Source of life: the energy role of succinate in the work of each cell

Sodium salt of succinic acid – succinate is a natural metabolite of our body, it is formed in the process of oxidative breakdown of proteins, fats and carbohydrates entering the body. Further, cellular mitochondria responsible for energy production use the resulting succinate to synthesize adenosine triphosphoric acid (ATP), without which any biochemical metabolic processes in cells are impossible.

With age, many physiological functions of our body undergo changes that are aggravated by harmful environmental factors, ultraviolet radiation, and various past diseases. Metabolic processes slow down because the cells do not have time to produce the proper amount of energy to cope with adverse circumstances for the body. The lack of energy is especially pronounced on our skin: it becomes dull, dehydrated, thinned, covered with a network of wrinkles. In this situation, the additional administration of sodium succinate is very useful, which can have the following effect:

• prevent premature age-related skin changes;
• normalize turgor;
• improve skin firmness and elasticity;
• eliminate puffiness and age spots.

All these processes  are feasible because succinate normalizes metabolic processes at the cellular level, correcting the biochemical processes of energy production. And since many age-related changes in the body are due to energy deficiency, thanks to the support of the introduced succinate, the processes of skin aging are significantly slowed down.

Rejuvenating elixir: the role of succinate in fibroblast activity

Today, scientists have found that succinate has the ability to stimulate the proliferation of fibroblasts – cells responsible for the synthesis of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue. Thanks to the matrix, the transport of chemical components necessary to maintain the life of the cell is ensured, and the main elements of this connective tissue structure are collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid.

Sodium succinate-activated skin fibroblasts begin to intensively stimulate the formation of elastin and collagen fibers, small vessels of the dermis, improving the regeneration of epithelial cells and smoothing the skin

Another valuable property of succinic acid for the body – the ability to fight free radicals, preventing them from damaging cell membranes. Sodium succinate restores vascular endothelium and normalizes spastic and atonic type of microcirculation, regulating lymph flow.

Thus, thanks to succinate, metabolic processes in the skin are improved, microcirculation is enhanced, and aging processes are slowed down.

The synergy of two acids in action

How hyaluronic acid acts on the skin and other tissues of the body has long been well known to both cosmetologists and their patients. Usually it is valued as an excellent tool for regulating skin moisture, for maintaining cellular homeostasis, participating in the formation of intercellular & nbsp; matrix, many remember its good anti-inflammatory properties. However, in combination with salts of succinic acid, or rather with sodium succinate, hyaluronate has new valuable properties.

The synergism of the action of hyaluronic and succinic acids  is clearly manifested during the redermalization procedure – subcutaneous administration of preparations combining succinate and high molecular weight  hyaluronic acid improves skin color and texture,  walls are strengthened & nbsp; vessels and the lumen of capillaries improves, signs of inflammation and vascular networks decrease.

According to Yuliya Kachuk, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatovenereology of the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, the problem of post-acne also worries most patients no less than the manifestation of acne itself. The consequences of acne are difficult to correct, require expensive treatment and often remain for life. However, there is already practical successful experience in correcting post-acne in patients aged 16 to 25 years using the redermalization technique and the use of a hyaluronic acid preparation of 1.1 and 1.6% succinate sodium salt (succinate).

The synergistic action of two acids in Hyalual's redermalization preparations allows you to quickly restore microcirculation in the skin, get rid of stagnant and pigment spots, and significantly improve the aesthetic appearance.

Redermalization procedure with Hyalual preparations containing salts of succinic acid makes it possible to minimize the appointment of other methods of correcting age-related changes in the face and significantly slow down skin aging, give it a healthy glow, as each cell is filled with the energy of the sun.