If you have irritating skin conditions or are concerned about keeping the skin’s signs of aging at bay, you will definitely want to read on. Two recent, exciting advancements are radically changing the face of skin care. Surprisingly, both of these breakthroughs have one common ingredient: water.

Just H2O? No, this is not your ordinary tap water. The process to produce the water, called electrolysis, was originally discovered in the United Kingdom during the latter part of the 19th century. The procedure restructures water molecules, rendering them much smaller than normal, therefore allowing them to slip between surface skin cells and hydrate at a much deeper level. The electrolyzed water can also be made in either acidic or alkaline states. Scientists from Germany, Russia, the UK, and Japan have recognized the great advantages of the acidic (low-pH) water. It has been used for years in areas such as medicine, agriculture, and food production. But it was the Japanese who first brought low-pH water to the forefront in skin care.

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