Wellness

What is it? The community of living microorganisms that protect the skin and keep the skin barrier (i.e. the acid mantle and lipid barrier) functioning optimally. The microbiome is made up primarily of bacteria but can also contain fungi, viruses, and mites which are all imperative to overall skin health. You can't see it with the naked eye but it's very...

Let’s talk about Bakuchiol. It's a phytochemical obtained from the seeds of the Psoralea Corylifolia plant, a.k.a. the Babchi plant, and it happens to function in much the same way as retinol. It's natural, safe, gentle, and most importantly effective, making it an Essentialist star ingredient.  Being vegan, it has the added bonus of being cruelty free which retinol often is not,...