Merchient’s ingredient library
The library gives no supported wording for hyaluronic acid, because no listed source supports one at a dose. Avoid wording that names or implies a disease, a drug or a treatment, such as “Relieves osteoarthritis or arthritis knee pain”.
Also called: Sodium hyaluronate, Hyaluronan
Reviewed
Not legal advice. This guide shows the wording that published evidence supports at a daily dose; it is not a ruling on any claim. Your own product, its form and dose, and your own evidence still need to match the wording you use.
Supported wordings
Claims Facts
No supported wording yet.
No listed source gives a use or dose for oral hyaluronic acid. Health Canada’s monograph list (checked 2026-10-14) has no monograph for it, no ODS fact sheet among those read covers it, FDA’s lists show no health claim for it, and Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 has no claim for it. Until a listed source covers it, the library supports no wording for it.
Wordings to avoid
Claims Facts
| Wording to avoid | Reason |
|---|---|
| “Relieves osteoarthritis or arthritis knee pain”Names a disease; FDA’s 2000 rule (page 1016) treats joint pain as characteristic of arthritis. | Disease |
| “Lubricates arthritic joints”Implies treating arthritis. | Disease |
Disease: names or implies a disease. Drug: names a drug or presents the product as one. Treatment: promises to treat, cure or prevent a condition.
Sources
This guide cites no source yet; “What you can say” above explains why.
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