Förändra din huds mikrobiom
Nya vetenskapliga framsteg har belyst den djupa påverkan som hudens mikrobiom har på den övergripande hudhälsan. Störningar i detta känsliga ekosystem kan leda till olika hudtillstånd, såsom akne, eksem och…
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Propionsyra: Hudens Personliga Trädgårdsmästare
Upptäck fördelarna med Propionsyra för hudhälsa. Lär dig hur Esse använder den för att stödja mikrobiomet, öka återfuktningen, minska inflammation och stärka hudens naturliga barriärfunktion. Frisk Hud Börjar med…
Mindre kända fakta om hudens mikrobiom som ingen pratar om!
Hudvård som fokuserar på mikrobiomet är supertrendigt just nu, men med smart marknadsföring bakom undermåliga produkter riskerar ordet “mikrobiom” att bli ännu ett modeord. I det här inlägget dyker vi…
Hur Din Hud Åldras: Förstå Mikrobiomens Roll
För att förstå hur din hud åldras kan du föreställa dig hudens gynnsamma mikrober som soldater på ett slagfält. Dessa små, hårt arbetande försvarare utgör din första försvarslinje och arbetar…
Problemhud? Det är dags att fixa ditt mikrobiom
Din hud är barriären mellan dig och omvärlden. Det är kroppens största organ och har sitt eget mikroskopiska ekosystem – kallat ett mikrobiom – som det är beroende av för…
Esse Concealer vs. Esse Foundation
Esse Concealers matta finish gör den till ett perfekt komplement till Esse Foundation, som ger en daggfrisk bas för concealern att bygga på. Tillsammans möjliggör denna duo för användare att…
Skin Anarchy Podcast med Trevor Steyn
Esse-grundaren Trevor Steyn blev nyligen intervjuad av Dr. Ekta Yadav, MD MBA MS (Skincare Anarchy). Vi uppmuntrar dig att lyssna på fullversionen av detta upplysande avsnitt eller ta del av…
Nighttime Skincare Routine: Optimising Skin Health While You Sleep
Nattlig Hudvårdsrutin: Optimera Hudens Hälsa Medan du Sover För att huden ska bli mer ungdomlig och motståndskraftig måste den först vara hållbart hälsosam. Vi hjälper dig att uppnå detta genom…
Esse’s solaktiverade serum: mer D vitamin med mindre tid i solen
Som vi alla vet finns det risker med solning, men vi vet numera att solen även har sin starka hälsofördelar. Vi behöver solljus för att producera D-vitamin – som är…
Att åldras med solen
En av de största rädslorna många av oss har när det gäller solning är att vi är rädda för att huden ska åldras snabbare. Även om det finns goda skäl…
Hud och solning – hur mycket sol är lagom?
Vi påminns ständigt om riskerna med solning för vår hudhälsa. Samtidigt som det är viktigt att undvika solskador finns det allt fler bevis för att solen är nödvändig för vår…
Protect Oil: skyddar och reparerar enligt kliniska studier
Att välja hudvårdsprodukter idag kan vara utmanande. Det finns många, ibland felaktiga, påståenden så hur vet du vilken hudvård du ska välja? Branschen är full att lockelser så ett första…
Vad gör d-vitamin för min hud?
Vår hud är den naturliga fabriken för D-vitamin, och den behöver hälsosamma nivåer för vissa viktiga funktioner. Dessa inkluderar: Stödjer celldelningen D-vitamin styr hur cellerna delar sig i överhudens lager,…
För mycket sol är skadligt för din hud…men så är det även med för lite sol!
Vi är alla medvetna om riskerna som finns med för mycket solexponering – ökad risk för cancer, förtidigt åldrande och pigmentering. Men en fråga som ofta förbises är: “För mycket…
Vitamin D: tillskott eller sol?
För att förstå vad hälsa är för dig så kan det vara värt att fråga dig själv: “Vad är bäst för min kropp?” Genom historien har våra kroppar erhållit d-vitamin…
Få bästa resultat med Esse julgåva: Såhär gör du!
Bästa tipsen för optimalt resultat med Esse julgåva Du håller nu en Esse julgåva i din hand så vad gör du nu? Esse har satt ihop några tips på hur…
Unna dig 2023 år festive Pamper Box!
Unna dig lite välförtjänt egenvård och ompyssling med detta årets begränsade utgåva av Esse Pamper Box. Denna box innehåller peelingar och ansiktsmasker baserade på ekologisk bioteknologi. Att få huden i…
Esse Bakuchiol Serum: Naturens Retinol
Esse införlivar ‘naturens retinol’ i sin senaste lansering av Bakuchiol Serum När det gäller anti-aging ingredienser i hudvårdsprodukter har retinoider varit guldstandarden i årtionden – trots biverkningarna. Men nu revolutionerar…
Hudavgiftning – Vad du behöver veta
En av de vanligaste frågorna vi får på Esse är ‘Vad kommer att hända med min hud när jag byter?’. Som med alla förändringar kommer det att bli en kort…
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…
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…
Esse och mogen hud
Vi kan inte bromsa åldrandet. Vi kommer alla att åldras – tricket är att göra det på bästa sätt! Med detta sagt så är inte Esse åldersfixerade, vi vill bara…
Esse Experience: Cutting-edge facial treatments to rewild the skin
Esse, offers a range of professional, customised skin rewilding treatments which incorporate advanced pre- and probiotics, as well as the application of live probiotics. The Esse Experience treatments – which…
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 in…
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…
Scandinavian Global Makeup Awards
The winners of the prestigious Scandinavian Global Makeup Awards 2020 have been announced! Esse Skincare received 3 Gold Awards and 2 Silver Awards.
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,…
Esse and Carbon Neutral
WHEN WE SAY THAT WE’RE CARBON NEUTRAL – THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN. Since Esse started, we have fought hard to hold true to a few basic values. One of…
Rewild Your Skin
Rewilding is the science of returning skin to its balanced, wild state through green chemistry and organic biotech. Civilization has long been associated with a sense of “clean” that requires…
Bakuchiol: Naturens Retinolalternativ
Kallad ‘naturens retinol’, det är värt att undersöka egenskaperna hos denna hyllade växtbaserade ingrediens och hur du kan inkludera den i din hudvårdsrutin. Bakuchiol som används i hudvård extraheras och…
Bakuchiol – naturens svar på retinol
“Naturens svar på retinol” kräver ytterligare förklaring av denna växtbaserade ingrediens och hur du integrerar den i din hudvårdsrutin. Bakuchiol som används i hudvård är urvunnet och renat från bakuchiplantans…
Resurrect your skin with Myrothamnus
Myrothamnus flabellifolia is commonly known as the “Resurrection Plant” and hails from the sands of the ancient Namib Desert. What makes this plant different is not in its physical appearance,…
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…
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…
Why does the skin detox when moving to organic products?
Why does the skin detox when moving to organic products? I’ve heard this question so many times over the last 12 years since I’ve switched to organic skincare. It’s a…
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…
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…
A guide to sensitive skin
Skin sensitivity is a leading skin concern throughout the modern world with more than half of women claiming to have sensitive skin.
Sleep and Skin Health
SIX REASONS A HEALTHY SLEEPING PATTERN WILL GIVE YOU GREAT SKIN. Skin health and sleep quality can be strongly linked. Lack of sleep elevates cortisol levels in the body, increasing…
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…
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…
Esse Awards in 2019
With the year fast drawing to a close, you might have missed some of the highlights. Here is a summary of all the awards Esse was honoured with in 2019.…
Moisture and ageing: How the new Hyaluronic Serum works
While ageing can’t be stopped entirely, it can be slowed down with a healthy lifestyle and anti-ageing skincare products. Maintaining adequate moisture in the skin is key to minimising the…
Hyaluronic Acid
You have about 15 grams of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in your body and one third of this is degraded and resynthesized every day. It is one of your body’s main…
5 Benefits of hydrated skin
Drinking plenty of water is a key proponent in keeping our body and organs happily functioning, and hydrated skin is just as important for a healthy complexion. Here are 5…
How to know if you have dehydrated skin
Many people suffer with dehydrated skin but often it is not always evident. It is important that you resolve this issue by feeding your skin with the right hydrating ingredients…
Esse Sunscreen: A solution for sensitive skin
We hear it every day from the skincare experts – too much sun is not good for your skin. That said, if you have sensitive skin you will struggle with…
4 Reasons to use natural sun protection
As winter turns to summer and that holiday vibe kicks in, we all gravitate to outdoor spaces where the sun shines and makes us happy …. which calls for sunscreen!…
Esse Sunscreen: An athlete’s best friend
The Esse Sunscreen is one of the first of its kind and may swiftly become part of many outdoor athlete’s arsenal – we heard why from ultra-runner Riana Henning. A…
The value of using a microbiome-friendly foundation
Here’s what your basic skin care routine probably looks like: cleanser, toner, serum, moisturiser and, finally, foundation. Perhaps you even include products to promote a healthy skin microbiome leading up…
Everything you need to know about our foundations
This organic, microbiome-friendly foundation provides medium coverage and is available in ten shades. Below are just some of the benefits you can expect. SKIN ILLUMINATION Layer to achieve light to…
Why the Esse Foundations are perfect for sensitive skins
A FIRST OF ITS KIND Our very first foray into colour cosmetics came about as a result of your nudging. We were constantly reminding you about the need to consider…
Can you change your microbiome?
An unhealthy skin microbiome results in unhealthy skin and increases the rate of ageing but you can shift your skin microbiome toward a diverse, balanced state. Learn more from Esse’s…
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 can…
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 skin…
What is the hygiene hypothesis?
Are we all too clean for our own good? Being overly paranoid about cleanliness puts you at a disadvantage. Early exposure to ‘dirt’ is a good thing, so let children…
Is it good to have high microbial diversity on skin?
Our adoption of a western lifestyle has resulted in a vast reduction of microbial species on skin. Research suggests that diversity is a good thing as opposed to the dominance…
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…
Do I have the same microbes everywhere on my skin?
There are different bacteria living in the different ecosystems of your body. The microbiome of an oily area like the face is very different to that of the dry forearm.…
Why is all this microbiome stuff happening now?
Advances in science now allow us to “see” DNA and we can now study ecosystems that were previously too small to study. The Polymerase Chain Reaction, discovered by Kerry Mullis…
What are microbes and probiotics?
All single celled organisms are microbes, this includes viruses. A microbiome is the sum of all the single celled organisms living in and on a body. All living things have…
What is the perfect skin microbiome?
This is a really tough question. The skin is now viewed as an ecosystem … so how would you answer the question: What is the perfect ecosystem? Is it a…
Anti-ageing probiotics
YOUR ARMY OF LITTLE HELPERS. Skin probiotics are safe and natural and they work. They protect, moisturise, maintain skin pH and reduce inflammation. Lump all of these benefits together and…
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 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…
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…
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…
Is sunscreen anti-ageing?
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF UV ACCELERATES AGEING. Does this mean that you should do whatever you can to get your sun exposure to…
Skin pH – It matters
Make sure you ✓ the pH box before you put a product on your skin. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a product is and it is measured in…
Probiotic definitions and skin
Get started on your probiotic journey by understanding various definitions that are used. A MICROBE is a single-celled, microscopic organism. This includes bacteria, viruses, yeasts and archaea amongst others. Technically,…
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…
Announcing an addition to the Esse Sensitive line
The Protect Oil launched at the end of May 2018 and follows the Sensitive range’s mandate to remediate and protect sensitive skin. Esse Skincare showcased a new oil from Namibia…
Esse wins prestigious award
Esse’s Nourish Moisturiser was announced the winner of the ‘Best Day Cream’ category at the Organic Beauty Awards in Sweden for presenting a moisturiser with beneficial probiotic extracts that strengthens…
Microbes & your skin
THERE’S AN EXTRAORDINARY THING GOING DOWN ON YOUR SKIN! TRILLIONS of microbes, from thousands of species, call your skin home. Normally, they get along just fine and they provide the…
The future of skincare
In 2003 the Human Genome Project declared that the sequencing of the human genome was complete after 13 years of intense research. It cost $2,7 billion. Now you can have…
Extinction
SAVE THE RHINO – BECAUSE IT’S BIG! Any student of the natural sciences understands this conundrum: all species on the planet contain potentially valuable genetic information but large species are…
4 Ways to deliver Probiotics in skincare
Probiotics are the latest trend in skincare but probiotics are live microbes that have a beneficial effect. How are probiotic ingredients used in skincare products when most skincare products contain…
Diversity in skin systems
Just as diversity is important in environmental ecosystems, so it is important in the mix of microbes found in the skin. A diverse microbiome equals a healthy skin.
Learn to love your microbes
Your skin is an ecosystem and in the same way that your gut needs symbiotic microbes to function optimally, your skin needs microbes to maintain peak health. BIOME+ technology is…
Förändra din huds mikrobiom
Nya vetenskapliga framsteg har belyst den djupa påverkan som hudens mikrobiom har på den övergripande hudhälsan. Störningar i detta känsliga ekosystem kan leda till olika hudtillstånd, såsom akne, eksem och…
Propionsyra: Hudens Personliga Trädgårdsmästare
Upptäck fördelarna med Propionsyra för hudhälsa. Lär dig hur Esse använder den för att stödja mikrobiomet, öka återfuktningen, minska inflammation och stärka hudens naturliga barriärfunktion. Frisk Hud Börjar med…
Mindre kända fakta om hudens mikrobiom som ingen pratar om!
Hudvård som fokuserar på mikrobiomet är supertrendigt just nu, men med smart marknadsföring bakom undermåliga produkter riskerar ordet “mikrobiom” att bli ännu ett modeord. I det här inlägget dyker vi…
Hur Din Hud Åldras: Förstå Mikrobiomens Roll
För att förstå hur din hud åldras kan du föreställa dig hudens gynnsamma mikrober som soldater på ett slagfält. Dessa små, hårt arbetande försvarare utgör din första försvarslinje och arbetar…
Problemhud? Det är dags att fixa ditt mikrobiom
Din hud är barriären mellan dig och omvärlden. Det är kroppens största organ och har sitt eget mikroskopiska ekosystem – kallat ett mikrobiom – som det är beroende av för…
Esse Concealer vs. Esse Foundation
Esse Concealers matta finish gör den till ett perfekt komplement till Esse Foundation, som ger en daggfrisk bas för concealern att bygga på. Tillsammans möjliggör denna duo för användare att…
Skin Anarchy Podcast med Trevor Steyn
Esse-grundaren Trevor Steyn blev nyligen intervjuad av Dr. Ekta Yadav, MD MBA MS (Skincare Anarchy). Vi uppmuntrar dig att lyssna på fullversionen av detta upplysande avsnitt eller ta del av…
Nighttime Skincare Routine: Optimising Skin Health While You Sleep
Nattlig Hudvårdsrutin: Optimera Hudens Hälsa Medan du Sover För att huden ska bli mer ungdomlig och motståndskraftig måste den först vara hållbart hälsosam. Vi hjälper dig att uppnå detta genom…
Esse’s solaktiverade serum: mer D vitamin med mindre tid i solen
Som vi alla vet finns det risker med solning, men vi vet numera att solen även har sin starka hälsofördelar. Vi behöver solljus för att producera D-vitamin – som är…
Att åldras med solen
En av de största rädslorna många av oss har när det gäller solning är att vi är rädda för att huden ska åldras snabbare. Även om det finns goda skäl…
Hud och solning – hur mycket sol är lagom?
Vi påminns ständigt om riskerna med solning för vår hudhälsa. Samtidigt som det är viktigt att undvika solskador finns det allt fler bevis för att solen är nödvändig för vår…
Protect Oil: skyddar och reparerar enligt kliniska studier
Att välja hudvårdsprodukter idag kan vara utmanande. Det finns många, ibland felaktiga, påståenden så hur vet du vilken hudvård du ska välja? Branschen är full att lockelser så ett första…
Vad gör d-vitamin för min hud?
Vår hud är den naturliga fabriken för D-vitamin, och den behöver hälsosamma nivåer för vissa viktiga funktioner. Dessa inkluderar: Stödjer celldelningen D-vitamin styr hur cellerna delar sig i överhudens lager,…
För mycket sol är skadligt för din hud…men så är det även med för lite sol!
Vi är alla medvetna om riskerna som finns med för mycket solexponering – ökad risk för cancer, förtidigt åldrande och pigmentering. Men en fråga som ofta förbises är: “För mycket…
Vitamin D: tillskott eller sol?
För att förstå vad hälsa är för dig så kan det vara värt att fråga dig själv: “Vad är bäst för min kropp?” Genom historien har våra kroppar erhållit d-vitamin…
Få bästa resultat med Esse julgåva: Såhär gör du!
Bästa tipsen för optimalt resultat med Esse julgåva Du håller nu en Esse julgåva i din hand så vad gör du nu? Esse har satt ihop några tips på hur…
Unna dig 2023 år festive Pamper Box!
Unna dig lite välförtjänt egenvård och ompyssling med detta årets begränsade utgåva av Esse Pamper Box. Denna box innehåller peelingar och ansiktsmasker baserade på ekologisk bioteknologi. Att få huden i…
Esse Bakuchiol Serum: Naturens Retinol
Esse införlivar ‘naturens retinol’ i sin senaste lansering av Bakuchiol Serum När det gäller anti-aging ingredienser i hudvårdsprodukter har retinoider varit guldstandarden i årtionden – trots biverkningarna. Men nu revolutionerar…
Hudavgiftning – Vad du behöver veta
En av de vanligaste frågorna vi får på Esse är ‘Vad kommer att hända med min hud när jag byter?’. Som med alla förändringar kommer det att bli en kort…
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…
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…
Esse och mogen hud
Vi kan inte bromsa åldrandet. Vi kommer alla att åldras – tricket är att göra det på bästa sätt! Med detta sagt så är inte Esse åldersfixerade, vi vill bara…
Esse Experience: Cutting-edge facial treatments to rewild the skin
Esse, offers a range of professional, customised skin rewilding treatments which incorporate advanced pre- and probiotics, as well as the application of live probiotics. The Esse Experience treatments – which…
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 in…
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…
Scandinavian Global Makeup Awards
The winners of the prestigious Scandinavian Global Makeup Awards 2020 have been announced! Esse Skincare received 3 Gold Awards and 2 Silver Awards.
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,…
Esse and Carbon Neutral
WHEN WE SAY THAT WE’RE CARBON NEUTRAL – THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN. Since Esse started, we have fought hard to hold true to a few basic values. One of…
Rewild Your Skin
Rewilding is the science of returning skin to its balanced, wild state through green chemistry and organic biotech. Civilization has long been associated with a sense of “clean” that requires…
Bakuchiol: Naturens Retinolalternativ
Kallad ‘naturens retinol’, det är värt att undersöka egenskaperna hos denna hyllade växtbaserade ingrediens och hur du kan inkludera den i din hudvårdsrutin. Bakuchiol som används i hudvård extraheras och…
Bakuchiol – naturens svar på retinol
“Naturens svar på retinol” kräver ytterligare förklaring av denna växtbaserade ingrediens och hur du integrerar den i din hudvårdsrutin. Bakuchiol som används i hudvård är urvunnet och renat från bakuchiplantans…
Resurrect your skin with Myrothamnus
Myrothamnus flabellifolia is commonly known as the “Resurrection Plant” and hails from the sands of the ancient Namib Desert. What makes this plant different is not in its physical appearance,…
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…
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…
Why does the skin detox when moving to organic products?
Why does the skin detox when moving to organic products? I’ve heard this question so many times over the last 12 years since I’ve switched to organic skincare. It’s a…
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…
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…
A guide to sensitive skin
Skin sensitivity is a leading skin concern throughout the modern world with more than half of women claiming to have sensitive skin.
Sleep and Skin Health
SIX REASONS A HEALTHY SLEEPING PATTERN WILL GIVE YOU GREAT SKIN. Skin health and sleep quality can be strongly linked. Lack of sleep elevates cortisol levels in the body, increasing…
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…
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…
Esse Awards in 2019
With the year fast drawing to a close, you might have missed some of the highlights. Here is a summary of all the awards Esse was honoured with in 2019.…
Moisture and ageing: How the new Hyaluronic Serum works
While ageing can’t be stopped entirely, it can be slowed down with a healthy lifestyle and anti-ageing skincare products. Maintaining adequate moisture in the skin is key to minimising the…
Hyaluronic Acid
You have about 15 grams of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in your body and one third of this is degraded and resynthesized every day. It is one of your body’s main…
5 Benefits of hydrated skin
Drinking plenty of water is a key proponent in keeping our body and organs happily functioning, and hydrated skin is just as important for a healthy complexion. Here are 5…
How to know if you have dehydrated skin
Many people suffer with dehydrated skin but often it is not always evident. It is important that you resolve this issue by feeding your skin with the right hydrating ingredients…
Esse Sunscreen: A solution for sensitive skin
We hear it every day from the skincare experts – too much sun is not good for your skin. That said, if you have sensitive skin you will struggle with…
4 Reasons to use natural sun protection
As winter turns to summer and that holiday vibe kicks in, we all gravitate to outdoor spaces where the sun shines and makes us happy …. which calls for sunscreen!…
Esse Sunscreen: An athlete’s best friend
The Esse Sunscreen is one of the first of its kind and may swiftly become part of many outdoor athlete’s arsenal – we heard why from ultra-runner Riana Henning. A…
The value of using a microbiome-friendly foundation
Here’s what your basic skin care routine probably looks like: cleanser, toner, serum, moisturiser and, finally, foundation. Perhaps you even include products to promote a healthy skin microbiome leading up…
Everything you need to know about our foundations
This organic, microbiome-friendly foundation provides medium coverage and is available in ten shades. Below are just some of the benefits you can expect. SKIN ILLUMINATION Layer to achieve light to…
Why the Esse Foundations are perfect for sensitive skins
A FIRST OF ITS KIND Our very first foray into colour cosmetics came about as a result of your nudging. We were constantly reminding you about the need to consider…
Can you change your microbiome?
An unhealthy skin microbiome results in unhealthy skin and increases the rate of ageing but you can shift your skin microbiome toward a diverse, balanced state. Learn more from Esse’s…
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 can…
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 skin…
What is the hygiene hypothesis?
Are we all too clean for our own good? Being overly paranoid about cleanliness puts you at a disadvantage. Early exposure to ‘dirt’ is a good thing, so let children…
Is it good to have high microbial diversity on skin?
Our adoption of a western lifestyle has resulted in a vast reduction of microbial species on skin. Research suggests that diversity is a good thing as opposed to the dominance…
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…
Do I have the same microbes everywhere on my skin?
There are different bacteria living in the different ecosystems of your body. The microbiome of an oily area like the face is very different to that of the dry forearm.…
Why is all this microbiome stuff happening now?
Advances in science now allow us to “see” DNA and we can now study ecosystems that were previously too small to study. The Polymerase Chain Reaction, discovered by Kerry Mullis…
What are microbes and probiotics?
All single celled organisms are microbes, this includes viruses. A microbiome is the sum of all the single celled organisms living in and on a body. All living things have…
What is the perfect skin microbiome?
This is a really tough question. The skin is now viewed as an ecosystem … so how would you answer the question: What is the perfect ecosystem? Is it a…
Anti-ageing probiotics
YOUR ARMY OF LITTLE HELPERS. Skin probiotics are safe and natural and they work. They protect, moisturise, maintain skin pH and reduce inflammation. Lump all of these benefits together and…
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 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…
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…
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…
Is sunscreen anti-ageing?
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF UV ACCELERATES AGEING. Does this mean that you should do whatever you can to get your sun exposure to…
Skin pH – It matters
Make sure you ✓ the pH box before you put a product on your skin. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a product is and it is measured in…
Probiotic definitions and skin
Get started on your probiotic journey by understanding various definitions that are used. A MICROBE is a single-celled, microscopic organism. This includes bacteria, viruses, yeasts and archaea amongst others. Technically,…
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…
Announcing an addition to the Esse Sensitive line
The Protect Oil launched at the end of May 2018 and follows the Sensitive range’s mandate to remediate and protect sensitive skin. Esse Skincare showcased a new oil from Namibia…
Esse wins prestigious award
Esse’s Nourish Moisturiser was announced the winner of the ‘Best Day Cream’ category at the Organic Beauty Awards in Sweden for presenting a moisturiser with beneficial probiotic extracts that strengthens…
Microbes & your skin
THERE’S AN EXTRAORDINARY THING GOING DOWN ON YOUR SKIN! TRILLIONS of microbes, from thousands of species, call your skin home. Normally, they get along just fine and they provide the…
The future of skincare
In 2003 the Human Genome Project declared that the sequencing of the human genome was complete after 13 years of intense research. It cost $2,7 billion. Now you can have…
Extinction
SAVE THE RHINO – BECAUSE IT’S BIG! Any student of the natural sciences understands this conundrum: all species on the planet contain potentially valuable genetic information but large species are…
4 Ways to deliver Probiotics in skincare
Probiotics are the latest trend in skincare but probiotics are live microbes that have a beneficial effect. How are probiotic ingredients used in skincare products when most skincare products contain…
Diversity in skin systems
Just as diversity is important in environmental ecosystems, so it is important in the mix of microbes found in the skin. A diverse microbiome equals a healthy skin.
Learn to love your microbes
Your skin is an ecosystem and in the same way that your gut needs symbiotic microbes to function optimally, your skin needs microbes to maintain peak health. BIOME+ technology is…