Essences: The Korean Beauty Ritual You Can’t Skip

Korean skincare has become a global phenomenon, offering innovative products with incredible results. One of the essential steps in the Korean skincare routine is using essences—lightweight yet powerful products that provide deep hydration and prepare the skin for the subsequent steps in your routine. 

In this blog, we’ll reveal why essences are an essential part of Korean skincare, how to use them, and which essences from our collection are best suited for you.

What are Essences?

Essences are key products in Korean skincare, designed to deeply hydrate and prepare the skin for better absorption of other products. Their texture is light, almost like water, but they’re packed with active ingredients that help restore, hydrate, and protect your skin. Essences are applied after cleansing and toning, but before serums and creams, acting as a “bridge” to ensure your skin absorbs the maximum benefits from each product.

Reasons to Use Essences

• Hydration: Essences are filled with moisturizing ingredients that keep the skin soft and smooth, preventing dryness and the appearance of fine lines.
• Enhanced Absorption: They prep the skin for the next steps in your skincare routine, allowing serums and creams to penetrate deeper and work more effectively.
• Anti-Aging Effects: Often containing ingredients like fermented extracts and niacinamide, essences help reduce wrinkles and improve skin elasticity.
• Improved Skin Texture: Regular use of essences can refine the skin’s texture, making it softer, smoother, and more radiant.

How to Use Essences in Your Korean Beauty Routine

A basic Korean skincare routine starts with double cleansing—first using an oil-based cleanser to remove makeup and sebum, followed by a water-based cleanser for a thorough cleanse. After cleansing, a toner balances the pH and hydrates the skin, preparing it for the essence.

Apply a few drops of essence to your face and neck, gently patting it in for better absorption and activation of its ingredients. Follow with a serum that targets specific concerns, and then a moisturizer to lock in the moisture. Finish your morning routine with SPF to protect your skin from the sun.

If you have a more extended routine, exfoliate before applying toner and essence, and use masks and eye care products between the serum and moisturizer.

Which Essences to Try?

At Divote Cosmetics, we offer several carefully selected essences that are clean, and free of any toxic or harmful ingredients:

• MIXSOON BEAN ESSENCE: Perfect for all skin types, especially those needing deep hydration and revitalization thanks to fermented ingredients.
• BEIGIC TREATMENT ESSENCE: A vegan essence that restores moisture and helps relieve dryness in the first step of skincare. The vegan peptide complex, with an emphasis on green coffee extract, nourishes and strengthens the skin from within.
• HARUHARU BLACK RICE HYALURONIC ESSENCE: A lightweight essence ideal for the first signs of aging, made with fermented black rice, bamboo bark extract, and hyaluronic acid, leaving the skin soft and fresh.
• MIXSOON SOONDY CENTELLA ASIATICA ESSENCE: This essence is perfect for sensitive skin as it soothes irritations and redness, thanks to the extract of Centella Asiatica. It also promotes collagen synthesis, contributing to improved skin elasticity and firmness.
• ISNTREE HYALURONIC ACID WATER ESSENCE: A revolutionary product that deeply hydrates and keeps collagen and elastin fibers moist and healthy. Formulated with five types of hyaluronic acid, this essence visibly plumps the skin, giving it a youthful appearance.

Find your perfect essence in our online shop, and enjoy the Korean skincare routine in the time you dedicate just to yourself.