THE SKIN BLOG

If you’ve been following my journey, you’ll know I’m in my skin microbiome girl era 🌱🦠. After years of trying harsh actives, prescription creams, and products that stripped my barrier into oblivion, I’ve realised something life-changing:

Your skin doesn’t just need less… it needs more. More diversity. More bacteria. More balance.

And that’s exactly why the Esse Probiotic Serum has become one of my ride-or-die products.

What is the Esse Probiotic Serum?

This serum is literally alive. Not in the greenwashed “full of natural extracts” way, but in the contains 1 billion live probiotics per ml way. Yep, when you apply it, you’re not just nourishing your skin, you’re seeding it with live bacteria.

Why does this matter? Because most of us (especially in the Western world) have skin dominated by Cutibacterium acnes — the bacteria linked to acne and inflammation. What we’re missing is diversity. That’s what protects skin, strengthens the barrier, and keeps conditions like acne, rosacea,...