Want impossibly smooth, hydrated skin? Say hello to skin boosters.

One of the most popular and captivating skin treatment products right now is skin boosters — a unique group of hydrating, smoothing hyaluronic acid-based gels, unlike any other injectable product on the market. So popular that in some countries, they outweigh the popularity of wrinkle relaxers.

Like a hyaluronic acid gel. Unlike any hyaluronic acid gel.

So what’s all the fuss about? Although another injectable product, skin boosters are unique because they don’t add fullness to the face, unlike other hyaluronic acid injectables. Instead, they deliver tiny aliquots (sprinklings) of hyaluronic acid in the top layer of the skin (which help support collagen and elastin), aiming to replenish hydration, improve light reflection and smooth the canvas of the skin — without changing the structure of the face. So there’s no pillow face, just gorgeously luminous, hydrated skin.

And the popularity of this product is universal. Younger clients love the smoothing, hydrating nature of the product — giving them that sought-after ‘glass skin’ complexion. (In case you’re wondering, the term ‘glass skin ’ originally came to us from the Korean beauty market six years ago and has been talked about everywhere, from podcasts to tick-tock and Instagram. It refers to that look of impossibly dewy skin — crystal clear, poreless, translucent and luminous — like a piece of glass.)

Older clients, particularly those experiencing the earlier years of menopause and the dry skin accompanying it, love skin boosters for their hydrating effect and improving fine lines and texture.

“A missing link to the fountain of youth.”

If you’re wondering where skin boosters fit in the plethora of treatment products available today, they don’t. As Sarmela Sunder, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, explains, “We have surgery to address skin laxity; fillers to address volume loss; neuromodulators to address dynamic lines; lasers to address pigment and textual skin issues — but we have no definitive way to address the tone, hydration and firmness of the skin structure as of yet.”

Skin boosters are the missing link to the fountain of youth that addresses skin quality, integrity and hydration. And as the trend is now for subtler products far removed from appearing “done”, boosters allow us to look like ourselves but — simply more luminous.