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The Vitamin D You Can’t Get From a Pill

Most people know that sun exposure produces vitamin D. Fewer people know that vitamin D is only part of what it produces, and that the supplement industry has built an…

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The Uncomfortable Truth About ‘Probiotic’ Skincare

Most products labelled as probiotic skincare don’t contain live probiotics. They contain postbiotics, which are heat-killed bacteria or fermented extracts that lack the defining characteristic of a true probiotic: life.…

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The 3 Root Causes of Accelerated Ageing

Of course, there are many lifestyle and environmental factors that cause accelerated skin ageing. UV damage, diet, air pollution, chronic stress, lack of sleep, and hormonal disruption are among the…

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Esse Bakuchiol Serum: Nature’s Retinol

Esse incorporates ‘nature’s retinol’ in its latest launch of Bakuchiol Serum When it comes to anti-ageing ingredients in skincare products, retinoids have been the gold standard for decades – despite…

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Esse Aesthetics Improves Results

  While the desire to retain a youthful appearance hasn’t changed over the years, the use in this pursuit have. Non-invasive procedures such as microneedling, laser resurfacing, and deep peels…

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Esse vs. Ageing

  Old age is unavoidable. We are all going to get old – the trick is to do it gracefully! Just to be very clear – we aren’t ageist. We…

Sleep and Skin Health

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…

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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…