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Discover the Esse Mist range

As an industry leader in the global skincare market, we, at Esse, continue to provide you with innovative products while staying true to our founding principles. In line with this…

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5 Things probiotics do for your skin

Probiotics are vital They protect you from pathogens (like armour for your face) They improve barrier function They maintain calm and reduce sensitivity They manufacture moisturising factors They maintain skin…

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Probiotics balance pH

ACID MANTLE INTEGRITY IS KEY TO EFFECTIVE BARRIER FUNCTION. It is not intuitive to think that something as seemingly inconsequential as pH could have a mighty impact on ageing but…

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Probiotics Moisturise

HYDRATE FROM WITHIN. You may not know this but live Lactobacillus probiotics on (and in) skin can produce the coveted skincare ingredient Hyaluronic Acid. Right there in the stratum corneum of…

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Probiotics and skin immunity

YOUR SKIN HAS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM AND IT IS VITAL IN THAT IT PROTECTS YOU FROM PATHOGENS. Keratinocytes, the most common skin cells in the epidermis (the outer most layer…

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Probiotics strengthen barrier function

Remedy Sensitivity – Probiotics strengthen barrier function and protect you from pathogens so they automatically guard your immune system from exposure to unnecessary triggers. Apart from acting as a shield of armour, probiotics also…

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Probiotics protect

BOOST YOUR SKIN’S ARMOUR. Probiotic microbes can help to safeguard your skin against pathogenic microbes. When prolific and healthy, your skin microbes construct a biofilm in the outer layer of…

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Skin detoxing – What you need to know

One of the most frequent questions we get at Esse is ‘What will happen to my skin when I switch over?’. As with any change, there is going to be…

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All the questions you need answered by Esse!

For the past two decades, we have been producing industry-leading skincare products with significant anti-ageing benefits. With more people choosing brands that believe in sustainability and show real results, we…

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Drivers of ageing

Ageing is a natural process of life, with the body undergoing significant changes as the years go by. And while we can’t avoid ageing, we can minimise the impact ageing…