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Helen’s note
We're big advocates of different formats of sunscreens (physical, hybrid makeup, and top up setting sprays) for different needs. It's hard to find a mineral foundation this pure. It's so important to stay ahead of harmful UV and 80% of premature skin ageing with SPF. Find your perfect shade
Helen Ritchie, skin professional
Synergie Minerals
EnviroVeil Liquid Mineral Foundation SPF30 PA+++
£67 EV40 - light to medium with a golden undertone
A silky liquid mineral foundation with SPF30 PA+++ for UVA, UVB and blue light protection, and a dewy, tinted glow. Zinc oxide calms and won’t clog, polygonum aviculare helps protect collagen from light, and iron oxides add defence against visible light, which helps with pigmentation and melasma. Light to medium coverage that builds.
Key ingredients
Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide -provides natural broad spectrum sun protection and luminosity. Zinc oxide also reduces skin inflammation.
Polygonum aviculare - A potent botanical that protects against the damaging effects of solar radiation. This ingredient inhibits the activity of enzymes responsible for the breakdown of collagen and elastin in the skin.
Iron oxides - These provide the natural mineral pigment without the addition of artificial colour. Iron oxide adds to the broad-spectrum UVA/B protection whilst also blocking HEV (blue visible light). This is especially beneficial for those with hyperpigmentation and melasma.
Lycopene (hydrolysed tomato skin) - A potent antioxidant to neutralise skin-damaging free radical, help protect the skin from cell damage, destructive solar radiation, and environmental aggressors. Clinically proven to reduce UVB induced skin damage.
Betaine - Acts like a humectant to draw water to the skin and can also control and maintain water balance in the skin. It counteracts skin irritants and assists in reducing skin irritation.
For a light, dewy foundation that protects while it covers.
What to expect
- A dewy, radiant finish with no white cast
- Light to medium coverage you can build
- Daily protection in your make-up
- Clear, comfortable skin that won’t clog
How to use
Full ingredients
About Synergie Minerals
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.
Delivery
The routine
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 3Treat
Your targeted serums. Layer thinnest to thickest, and keep vitamin A for the evening.
Shop serums →Step 4ProtectYou’re here
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.
Shop moisturisers →Shop oils and balms →Shop masks →Shop exfoliators →Step by step
