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What are the skin benefits of a good foundation?

There’s much more to a quality foundation product than simple coverage. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy by choosing the right foundation for your skin: 1. Sun protection While exposure to sunlight is important for the skin through the provision of Vitamin D, overexposure can lead to skin damage and premature ageing.…

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Why Esse Uses Glass Packaging

Choosing which materials to use in packaging is not easy. There are many considerations. In several projects in our history we have weighed up our options and the result has, so far, remained the same … glass wins out. The COSMOS organic standards have strict guidelines that regulate which packaging materials we can use, but,…

Resurrect Serum

Resurrect Serum – New life for sensitive skin

A SERUM TO ADDRESSES THE SIGNS OF AGEING IN SENSITIVE SKINS. It’s important to remember that sensitivity often correlates directly to a disruption in barrier function due to a microbial imbalance. This disruption results in an immune response that puts your skin on high alert and prone to flare ups, even when exposed to seemingly harmless ingredients.…

whats in a drop

What’s in a drop?

The Esse probiotic skincare range includes a multitude of carefully selected natural ingredients that are proven to have a positive impact on improving skin barrier function, hydration and the effects of ageing, as well as a number of other benefits. But what exactly is in a drop of Esse? Each product is developed to address…

skincare-myths

Skincare myths debunked

Since the beginning of time, society has formed beliefs about their experiences and the world around them. A notorious belief and misconception that comes to mind is that the earth is flat, popularised by the Flat Earth Society. Whilst that theory was proven wrong centuries ago, there are still believers to this day. There are…

Nanoparticles Lowdown

Nanoparticles – The lowdown

Nanotechnology is the study and application of extremely small particles (smaller than 100 nanometers – about 40,000 times thinner than a hair). In skincare, nano ingredients come in two forms: nanoemulsions – tiny droplets of liquid – and nanoparticles – solid ingredients such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Nanoemulsions contain oil and water droplets, reduced to nanometric size (less than 100…

Invest In Yourself

Invest in yourself

WHY A GOOD SKINCARE ROUTINE NEED NOT BE COMPLICATED Have you had enough of hearing how the latest skincare fad is the only thing that will rescue your skin? What if we told you that, to be at its best, your skin needs trillions of microbes from thousands of species? In the same way that…

the-new-you-challenge

Take the new you challenge in 7 steps

7 STEPS TO GREAT SKIN IN 2020 “A change is as good as a holiday,” and who would say no thank you to that? As 2020 gets underway, we’d like to challenge you to make some changes that will improve the outcomes for your skin (and overall health).  As with anything worth doing, some of…