Three petri dishes display vibrant bacterial cultures. The top-left dish contains blue bacteria with a flower-like pattern, the top-right dish has green bacteria with a branching formation, and the bottom dish features orange bacteria with intricate, fractal-like growth.

Good Microbes For Your Skin

  There are trillions of bacteria from hundreds of species living on and in your skin. Your skincare goals should always include their well-being, as they are what ultimately determine…

A product set featuring a white packet labeled "exclusion mask" beside two brown bottles labeled "probiotic ampoule" with "liquid" and "powder" respectively. Behind them is a petri dish with a purple culture. The brand name "Esse" is displayed on all items.

The New Probiotic Ampoule and Exclusion Mask

  With the launch of the updated professional treatments comes the addition of two unique new products to the professional trolley for Esse therapists – the live Probiotic Ampoule and…

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How Skin Compares To An Ecosystem

  Any ecologist will tell you that a forest filled with a rich variety of plants is healthier than a commercial plantation containing only one species of tree. The complex…

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What’s In A Drop of Esse?

  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…

A gloved hand holds a petri dish containing various colorful bacterial colonies. A blue inoculating loop hovers above the dish, indicating the process of culturing or analyzing the bacteria. The background is a pale blue, creating a clinical laboratory setting.

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 a…

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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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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.…