SOMETHING’S IN THE WATER
To say that Vichy water is drenched in history is an understatement. Originating from volcanoes in the French Auvergne countryside, this water has travelled through rocks that are 380 million years old and picked up some souvenirs (15 minerals) along the way.
Its cocktail of minerals helps strengthen the skin’s barrier. “You may think the barrier function is basic, but in fact, this structure is very complex, sophisticated and organized,” says Elisa Simonpietri, international scientific director of Vichy Laboratoires. “It gives us physical protection, but it’s also antimicrobial, antioxidative and photo protective and retains water,” says Simonpietri.
To celebrate its fortifying water, Vichy Laboratoires set out on a mission to create a moisturizer that’s brimming with as much thermal water as possible. Two years and hundreds of trials later, Minéral 89 was crafted. This daily skin-care booster is formulated with 11 ingredients, with the stars being 89 percent Vichy mineralizing water teamed with a high dose of hyaluronic acid. Think of this gel-like moisturizer as the founding step in your routine to enhance the skin’s barrier by giving it both strength and moisture.