Holi (Water) Pearl & Rose Hyaluronic Essence - 100 mL

Formula Overview

Essence serum featuring rose distillate, lavender distillate, sodium hyaluronate, pitaya fruit extract, cucumber fruit extract, wildcrafted rosa damascena oil, jasmine sambac, pearl powder, organic honey, and wildcrafted sandalwood oil.

A note from Evey

An essence sits between toner and serum in the routine, with the job of flooding the surface with water-binding ingredients that help everything afterward sink in better. The hero molecule here is high-molecular-weight sodium hyaluronate, which forms a thin hydrating veil on the surface rather than driving deep into the skin the way smaller hyaluronic acids do.

What sets this essence apart is the added pearl powder and rose distillate. Pearl powder carries trace minerals, and rose water is a gentle astringent that has earned its place in skincare across centuries. Pitaya fruit extract, cucumber, jasmine sambac, and sandalwood round out a formula that reads like a botanical garden in liquid form.

I file this product under live clean. Layered routines work best when the layers actually serve different roles, and an essence as the second step gives every active afterward, your serum, your oil, your moisturizer, a wetter, more hospitable surface to bind to.

After cleansing, press a few drops into clean skin, then continue with serum and moisturizer.

Form: Essence serum, 100 mL

Disclosure: Evey Andersen, FNP-C, MSN, APNP, CISSN, is the owner of Green Medicine of Wisconsin and recommends this product based on clinical experience.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.