Made with nutritious food-grade ingredients for intense nourishment and superior performance.Sodium hyaluronate is a smaller molecule than hyaluronic acid and can move into the deeper layers of the skin. This superhero humectant attracts and holds on to water—delivering the ultimate moisturization. In the past, it was primarily derived from rooster combs, but given the increasing concern about animal-derived ingredients, a method was developed in 1989 to extract it from vegetable sources such as soybean or corn using a fermentation process.