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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…

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What Does My Microbiome Do For Me?

  We know gut microbes aid in digestion and deliver nutrients. They also produce vitamins, maintain blood pressure, and affect your mood. Because we rely on so many partnerships, we…

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What Will Probiotics Do For My Skin?

  Probiotics are immensely beneficial. They out-compete pathogenic microbes, improve barrier function, produce moisturising factors, maintain skin pH and reduce sensitivity and inflammation. All these factors reduce the rate of…

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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…

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Experience the Anti-ageing Benefits of Probiotics

  South African bio-clinical skincare brand, Esse, is celebrating a significant milestone in 2022 – 20 years of leveraging biotechnology to provide significant anti-ageing benefits through probiotics and other actives…

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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…

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Invest in Yourself: Skincare Routine

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…