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Augustinus Bader

The Essence

The Essence

Regular price $16.00
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This routine enhancer gently exfoliates, hydrates, and preps for products to follow, revealing soft, smooth, radiant skin. Powered by TFC8®.

Size: 30ml
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Key Benefits

  • Tones and exfoliates to reveal smoother, softer, more radiant skin
  • Deeply hydrates and enhances skin's ability to attract and retain moisture
  • Minimizes the look of pores and balances oil for a clearer complexion
  • Visibly reduces discoloration and calms redness for more even tone and texture
  • Helps protect skin against environmental aggressors and builds barrier resilience

Proven Results

  • 100% agree skin feels soft, smooth, and hydrated
  • 98% agree skin feels purified and refreshed
  • 95% agree skin looks dewy, radiant, and luminous
  • 98% agree The Essence is gentle enough to use every day

Study details

*Based on a 12-week Consumer Perception Study of 55 participants.

Ideal For

  • Uneven, textured, or blemish-prone skin
  • Gentle exfoliation step post-cleanse to prep skin for the rest of your routine

How to Apply

Use daily or as preferred, after cleansing.


With Hands

Using your fingers, pat The Essence into cleansed, dry skin on the face, neck and décolleté.

With Cotton Pad

Alternatively, dispense The Essence onto a cotton pad, and sweep over clean, dry skin.

Allow The Essence to absorb the skin for a few moments before following with your AB skincare routine.

Ingredients

  • TFC8® – supports skin cell communication for continuous, visible renewal
  • Phytic Acid – promotes cell turnover and supports natural collagen production
  • Salicylic Acid – reduces redness, addresses imperfections, and boosts clarity
  • Hyaluronic Acid — attracts and retains moisture for plump, fresh skin
  • Non-comedogenic. Vegan formula. Free from common irritants, including fragrance, parabens, sulfates, and mineral oils

All Ingredients

Aqua (water), glycerin, gluconolactone, lactobacillus/ wasabia japonica root ferment extract, phytic ACID, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, salicylic ACID, caesalpinia spinosa gum, paeonia lactiflora root extract, papain, citric ACID, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed rice protein, maltodextrin, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, n-hydroxysuccinimide, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hydrogenated lecithin, tocopheryl acetate, algin, alanyl glutamine, arginine, oligopeptide-177, phenylalanine, sisymbrium irio seed oil, sodium chloride.

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THE AUGUSTINUS BADER APPROACH

Extraordinary care.
Grounded in science.

A skincare philosophy shaped by Professor Augustinus Bader’s decades of research, with purposeful formulas at its heart.

01 / RESEARCH

A scientific foundation

More than 35 years of research in regenerative medicine inform the brand’s approach to skin and hair care.

02 / FORMULATION

Patented TFC™ technologies

TFC8® and Advanced TFC8® combine carefully selected ingredients in the brand’s signature approach to visible skin renewal.

03 / EVIDENCE

Results with context

Clinical and consumer testing help evaluate formula performance. Explore the product’s own results and study details above.

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