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,…

Probiootit ja ihon immuniteetti

IHOLLASI ON IMMUUNIJÄRJESTELMÄ JA ON ERITTÄIN TÄRKEÄÄ, ETTÄ SE SUOJAA SINUA PATOGEENEILTA (TAUDIN AIHEUTTAJILTA). Keratinosyytit, epidermiksen (ihon uloimman kerroksen) yleisimmät ihosolut hallitsevat tätä immuunijärjestelmää havaitsemalla haittoja ja vapauttamalla signaaliproteiineja, jotka…

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…