At Essance, we have your beauty interest at heart by delivering a difference in the way you feel about your skin starting today. We are a female owned and operated company based in Portland, Oregon. All of our skincare products are handcrafted in small batches for freshness, using carefully selected botanical ingredients. Since you've placed [...]

Did you know that activated charcoal was used as medicine with the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Native Americans? The Greek physician, Hippocrates, used activated charcoal to cure many patients. So what's all the fuss about? Carbon has many unique and wonderful properties which we'd like to share with you. For centuries, carbon was used in [...]

The Best Cocktails for Your Skin

For decades, our doctors advised us to put on sunscreen when planning for outdoor activities. And Yes! The American Academy of Dermatology believes that everyone needs to protect their skin from sun UV rays with sunscreen. Yet many of us feel lethargic when we don’t get enough sun. So what exactly does our skin need? [...]