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9 Face Essences to Boost Your Moisturising Game

Glow is the essence of beauty.

Do you know that after toning your face, the skin cannot absorb moisturisers and creams effectively due to drying of the skin caused by toner? Think, a dry sponge not able to absorb dishwashing liquid well.

Here’s where face essences fit in. While their main job is to penetrate deep into the skin for a boost of moisturisation, they can provide your face with a high concentration of active ingredients. Essences also help with skin balancing and prepping for moisturisers and cream.

Want one now? Here are some of the best essences out there for your dream skin.

Best Korean face essence
Innisfree Orchid Enriched Essence
Innisfree
From
RM128.00
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Worried about aging and dealing with wrinkles? Worry no more! Give the Innisfree Orchid Essence a try to help reduce and prevent wrinkles. It also helps with boosting elasticity, tone correcting and moisturising the skin thoroughly. 

Best Japanese face essence mask
Japan Gals VC Essence Mask
Anti-aging Japanese skincare mask
From
RM61.32
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Ahh, the wonders of Japanese beauty products. Moisturize your face with this face lotion essence in a form of a mask.

Not only will your skin feel and look hydrated, but it also contains nano collagen and vitamin C that will help brighten your dull skin. It also gets rid of dark spots and freckles that is caused by the harsh sun. 

Best for oily skin
Origins Original Skin Essence Lotion with Dual Ferment Complex
Origins
Best face essence for oily skin
From
RM133.00
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Having oily skin means that you are definitely encouraged to use oil-free products. Lucky for you, Origins Original Skin Essence Lotion is oil-free and provides hydration that will soften up your skin while refining and restoring radiance to your face. It will instantly brighten your face, making you look more awake and glowing.

Best drugstore face essence
Garnier Sakura White Pinkish Radiance Sleeping Essence
Garnier
Best drugstore face essence
From
RM27.60
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Head to bed after applying some face essence, and wake up every morning with beautiful and vibrant looking skin.

Garnier’s Sakura White Pinkish Radiance helps to moisturise and plump up your skin while you are asleep, making it feel as smooth as ever especially after weeks of using it continuously. You will also see your skin having a pinkish tone after a month of usage.

Best face essence for acne prone skin
Innisfree Green Tea Fresh Essence
Innisfree
Best face essence for acne prone skin
From
RM66.00
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Having sensitive skin can be such a struggle, but the key to finding the right product is to look at its ingredients.

The Innisfree Green Tea Fresh essence is free from any parabens, synthetic colourants, mineral oil, animal-oriented ingredients and imidazolidinyl urea. This means that it’s free from ingredients that can irritate your sensitive skin. Give it a try for smoother and moisturised skin.

Best water essence for dry skin
Laneige Water Bank Hydro Mist
Laneige
From
RM60.00
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Want a simple and straightforward essence? Borrowing its magic from Green Mineral water extracted from vegetables, the Laneige Water Bank Hydro Essence tight-locks moisture (from evaporating). Two or three magical pumps distributed around your cheeks, forehead and chin is all you need for a hydrated and glowing face.

Best organic face essence
Elora Instant Lifting Essence
Elora
Best organic face essence
From
RM295.00
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Diminish fine lines and wrinkles with Elora’s Instant Lifting Essence. It is chemical free, PH balanced and hypo-allergenic - all good news for those with sensitive skin! This baby can lift your face, reduces puffiness and any inflammation. Just apply a little amount during the day and night as well before going to bed for best results.

Best face treatment essence
Fresh Black Tea Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence
Fresh
Best face treatment essence
From
RM292.00
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Defend your skin from pollution and anti-oxidants that can cause premature signs of aging. With this facial treatment essence, you will be able to restore moisture and luminosity. It is also very light-weight and helps to soften fine lines and wrinkles on the face while refining the look of any visible pores.

Best anti ageing essence
SK-II Facial Treatment Essence
SK-II
From
RM253.00
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This signature Facial Treatment Essence is SK-II’s most popular, best-seller essence product that contains over 90% of Pitera, an ingredient that helps slow down the ageing process.

An essence usually works to help speed up our skin’s cells turnover, repairing damaged skin cells as it goes. When your cell turnover rate is good, your skin can age slower. This essence has the ability to reduce the appearance of fine lines and early signs of wrinkles, preserving your skin’s youth for as long as it can.

Besides, it’s also created to remove dark spots and acne scars, refine your pores, lift and plump up your skin’s texture, and improve your skin’s firmness.

Apart from that, the Facial Treatment Essence is designed to very gently exfoliate your skin, helping with your skin surface’s renewal cycle. That can reveal a brighter, youthful, skin.

To use an essence, you must first cleanse and tone your face to prepare it for better absorption. As essence is usually lightweight and has a water-like texture; it should be used as an early step of your beauty routine, preferably after toning your skin.

Pat some of the essence water onto your skin and neck, and gently massage the liquid in, before you use a serum and moisturizer to lock in all the goodness.

Disclaimer: The pricing shown is just a good indication of how much these products are worth. The prices could change based on the e-commerce promotions that are going on. If some of the products are not available, do email us at [email protected]. Thank you!

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