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Helen’s note
With heavier hitting products like a retinol, there really is no rush. Ease your way in to make sure your skin stays happy and you will reap the long-term benefits.
Helen Ritchie, skin professional
Synergie Skin
Ultimate A Retinol Serum for Sun Damage, Spots & Blackheads
£94 30ml
After SPF, retinol is what we recommend most, for breakouts and for anyone over 25. It speeds up renewal in ageing skin and slows it in breakout-prone skin, which is why it helps both. Ultimate A is encapsulated, so the retinol releases gradually and skin has time to adjust; witch hazel calms alongside it. Wear SPF every day while you use it.
Key ingredients
Stabilised Retinol benefits:
Restores dermal thickness Reduces visible sun damage Promotes the formation of healthy blood vessels Protects skin from UV damage Restores the epidermal barrier Regulates oil levels – aids in the management of acne Reduces fine lines through collagen stimulation Reduces skin hyperpigmentation
Witch Hazel benefits:
A natural astringent, reducing inflammation and sanitising the skin. At the same time it aids with hydration and stabilises the barrier function of the skin. Furthermore, witch hazel reduces trans-dermal water loss (TEWL) while calming the skin and reducing skin redness. In a clinical test, witch hazel proved to have a significant anti-inflammatory effect and helped reduce erythema induced by sunburn.
If you're someone who is looking to repair photo damage (fine lines, age spots, coarse skin) and regulate, balance and clarify blemish prone skin in a gentle progressive way.
What to expect
- Smoother texture and softer fine lines
- Fewer blackheads and breakouts
- More even tone, with sun spots fading over time
- Firmer, plumper-looking skin
- Oil and hydration that settle into balance
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
Never strip. Even oily skin needs a cleanser that leaves it comfortable. If you feel tight afterwards, it’s the wrong one.
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Mists, toners and probiotics settle skin after cleansing, so everything that follows works harder.
Shop balance →Step 3TreatYou’re here
Your targeted serums. Layer thinnest to thickest, and keep vitamin A for the evening.
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Daily SPF, every single day. The most effective anti-ageing step there is.
Shop SPF →Step 5Recover
Moisturise to lock it all in, and give skin what it needs to repair overnight.
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