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Helen’s note
L-ascorbic acid is prone to oxidation and the benefits can quickly fizzle out in the bottle. We prefer modern table forms of vitamin C or if you choose ascorbic acid, then opt for pure crystals which you activate only when mixed into your serums.
Helen Ritchie, skin professional
Synergie Skin
Effica C Super Antioxidant Serum
£84
A daily essential vitamin C that actually stays effective. It uses 10% ATIP, a stable form that doesn’t oxidise in the bottle, penetrates well and converts to active vitamin C in the skin, so it brightens, supports collagen and protects against free radicals for up to 40 hours. CoQ10 and betaine add energy and hydration. Light and fast to absorb.
Key ingredients
1. Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate (ATIP) is one of the most stable, highly penetrative, non-sensitising forms of vitamin C. Unlike L-ascorbic serums, it will not oxidise in light, oxygen or heat. It has an 84% conversion rate to L-ascorbic acid in the deeper cellular layers.
Benefits:
• A powerful antioxidant able to neutralise free radical damage from solar radiation for up to 40 hours post application • Aids in collagen synthesis and reduced collagen breakdown for firmer, radiant skin. An 8 week in vivo study of 3% dose resulted in 50% reduction in wrinkle depth. • A potent anti-inflammatory by suppressing inflammatory responses. • Reduces the appearance of hyperpigmentation by reducing melanin production by up to 80% • 3 x the penetration when compared with L-ascorbic acid
2. CoQ10
Pivotal in the production of cell energy which declines as we age
Benefits:
• Maintains more youthful cell activity • CoQ10 is a potent antioxidant neutralising free radicals that can damage and age skin cells.
3. Hydrolysed tomato skin (lycopene)
A potent antioxidant that protects the skin from environmental ageing. Helps defend and reduce redness from UVB (burning rays) and reduces the amount of harmful blue light entering and damaging the skin.
4. Betaine helps balance water levels in the skin, also helps facilitate the fibroblasts (collagen producing cells) for firmer skin.
Brilliant skin just got a whole lot easier with Synergie’s new super absorbent vitamin C serum. Vitamin C is the ta-da moment when it comes to brightening and plumping up your skin. Synergie uses the latest form of vitamin C at a whopping 10% to bring about skin change.
What to expect
- A brighter, more even tone
- Dark spots gradually fading
- Firmer skin and softer lines
- Better protection from daily stress
How to use
Full ingredients
About Synergie Skin
Created by cosmetic chemist Terri Vinson Jones in Australia. Her stance: actives at the doses proven to work, in clean formulas, for clinical results. If an ingredient is questionable for skin health, it doesn’t go in.
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Where this fits
Step 1Cleanse
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Your targeted serums. Layer thinnest to thickest, and keep vitamin A for the evening.
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Moisturise to lock it all in, and give skin what it needs to repair overnight.
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