Arnica cream is a topical ointment made of an extract of the arnica plant. Arnica cream has been around since the early 1500s. Europeans used Arnica to help stomach complaints and skin rashes, but it was the Native Americans who began using it to relieve pain associated with the muscles. Today, it is commonly applied to sprains, bruises, and strains. The active ingredients in arnica cream promote tissue healing, reduce swelling and inflammation, and ease the pain. It's also frequently used to soothe joint pain related to arthritis and to relieve tired, sore, overworked muscles.   Active Ingredients The significant...

The unsung hero of skincare comes in a small bottle. Serums are expensive small bottles that promise the world to you. Why am I required to use another product in this already drawn-out skincare routine? At Essance, we get many questions about why we need serums and how I use them. Today we’re going to talk about it! What Is A Serum? We have to start this post by answering the number of questions we get about this topic. What the heck even is a serum?! It seems this is a product not many people know much about. Sure we...

In this day in age; clean and green beauty products can be incredibly difficult to decipher the difference between.  There are plenty of beauty products that claim to be “clean” or “green” and when you look closely at their ingredients you will see that they are in fact not filed under the right category of “clean” or “green”. Why Clean Beauty? The skin is the largest organ of the body and it absorbs what is put on it too. Many beauty products are formulated with ingredients that are known as endocrine disruptors which have the potential to interfere with our...

Without understanding the skin structure, more damage than good can come from adding a Gua Sha tool into your skincare routine. Which can lead to more injuries due to a heavy force applied or even scraping in the wrong direction (meridians).

As make our way through the first month of 2022, we want to share with you 5 healthy skincare tips you should resolute add into your daily routine. It's important to have a solid skincare routine in place to maintain healthy skin and protect yourself from free radicals. However, these are some simple steps you can adopt today to make your routine even better in the new year.   One: Drink Water Staying hydrated is the most critical step you can do for maintaining healthy skin. Water supports your body's integumentary system, the system that contains your largest organ, your skin. With your body...