What it is: A skincare-boosting treatment of 100 percent Hadasei-3™, a trio of fermented Japanese superfoods proven to hydrate, resurface, soften, and plump skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines/Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Highlighted Ingredients:
-Akita Rice: serves as the base of this ferment to deliver nutrients directly into the skin, allowing them to permeate.
-Okinawa Algae: replenishes the skin barrier and retains moisture for a plumped appearance.
-Uji Green Tea: is rich in antioxidants and protects the skin from premature aging.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: The Essence transforms your skin, both immediately and over time. The same way a damp sponge takes in more liquid than a dry one, The Essence deeply hydrates, making the skin more receptive to absorb treatments that follow and boosts the effects of skincare.
This product is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner.
Clinical Results:
Immediately:
-Panelists demonstrated +621% improvement in skin moisturization.*
-100% of panelists demonstrated an improvement in skin smoothness.*
After 1 Week:
-93% of panelists agreed their skincare worked better.**
*based on a instrumentation study conducted on 30 panelists in 2022
**based on self assessment study on 30 panelists in October-November 2021
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand`s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.
-Akita Rice: serves as the base of this ferment to deliver nutrients directly into the skin, allowing them to permeate.
-Okinawa Algae: replenishes the skin barrier and retains moisture for a plumped appearance.
-Uji Green Tea: is rich in antioxidants and protects the skin from premature aging.
SACCHAROMYCES/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE, PROPANEDIOL, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CLADOSIPHON OKAMURANUS EXTRACT, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PHENOXYETHANOL
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without:
Sulfates—SLS + SLES, Parabens, Formaldehydes, Formaldehyde-releasing agents, Phthalates, Mineral Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Oxybenzone, Coal Tar, Hydroquinone, Triclosan, Triclocarban, Undisclosed synthetic fragrances (Products can be formulated with disclosed synthetic fragrances that meet the following two criteria: (1) the synthetic fragrances do not include any of the ingredients listed in numbers 1 through 12 above and (2) the synthetic fragrances are at a concentration below 1% of the total formula) The following type of acrylates: (ethyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate , aluminum salts), Animal Oils/Musks/Fats, Benzophenone + Related Compounds, Butoxyethanol, Carbon Black, Lead/Lead Acetate, Methyl Cellosolve + Methoxyethanol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone & Methylisothiazolinone, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Insoluble Plastic Microbeads (This prohibited ingredient applies to products that are meant to be rinsed off ), Resorcinol, Talc (Talc that is free of any asbestos can be used in the formulation provided that Brand conducts testing to ensure that talc is free of any asbestos.), Toluene, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) that is 0.1% or more of total formula, Ethanolamines DEA/TEA/MEA/ETA, Nanoparticles as defined by the European Commission, Petrolatum and Parrafin that is not USP grade, Phenoxyethanol that is 1% or more of total formulation, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, The following types of Styrene (Bromostyrene, Deastyrene/acrylates/dvbcopolymer, sodium styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer , styrene oxide, styrene), 1,4 Dioxane in final formulas must comply with the thresholds as follows: (10 or < ppm for products that are meant to be rinsed off, wiped off or removed, 3ppm or < for products that are meant to remain on the skin).
Suggested Usage:
-Use daily, after cleansing and before any other skin care.
-Splash a palmful of The Essence into your hand and press gently into the skin on your face and neck.
Recycling Instructions:
-Remove cap, recycle bottle.