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Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml

Essense • 30 mlSKU: SCESS25001

Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml

(5.0)
Sale priceR 259 Regular priceR 399

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Dry, sensitive and stressed skin responds to concentrated barrier support that helps restore comfort and resilience. Your skin barrier is your skin’s natural protective shield. It helps lock in moisture, defend against everyday external stressors and keep skin feeling calm, comfortable and healthy-looking.

Barrier Repair Masque helps reduce the feeling of dryness, tightness and irritation while leaving your skin feeling softer, calmer and better protected.

Ceramides help replenish essential lipids that strengthen the skin barrier and reduce moisture loss, while squalane helps restore hydration and support lasting skin comfort. Together, they help improve skin resilience and support optimal barrier function.

Suitable for all skin types, it provides intensive barrier repair support when skin feels dry, sensitive, stressed or compromised, with a nourishing formula that absorbs comfortably without heaviness and leaves your skin feeling softer, calmer and more resilient by morning.

Benefits

• Strengthens the skin barrier with ceramides

• Reduces moisture loss with barrier-supporting lipids

• Relieves dryness and tightness with intensive nourishment

• Calms redness and irritation with allantoin and Rooibos

• Improves skin resilience with continued use
Key Ingredients
  • Rooibos, rich in antioxidants that protect against environmental stress and support long-term skin resilience.
  • Barrier-Supporting Lipids, a blend of ceramides and fatty acids that mimic the skin's natural structure, helping to restore protective function and reduce moisture loss.
  • Squalane, a lightweight emollient that absorbs quickly and reinforces the lipid barrier without clogging pores.
  • Allantoin, helps soothe irritation and discomfort while supporting the skin's natural recovery process.
  • Ceramides, help replenish essential lipids in the skin, strengthening the skin barrier and reducing moisture loss for improved resilience.
How to use
  1. Apply a generous layer to clean face and neck, avoiding the eye area.
  2. Leave on for 10–15 minutes, then rinse off or tissue away any excess.
  3. For intensive barrier repair support, leave on overnight as the final treatment step in your evening routine.
  4. Use 2–3 times per week or whenever skin feels dry, sensitive, stressed or compromised.
  5. Follow with a moisturiser suited to your skin's needs if additional hydration is required.

AM/PM Placement: Cleanse (at night only) → Treat → Barrier Repair Masque → Moisturise (if needed) → Freshener or Liquid Skin Nutrition

Ideal Pairings: Liquid Skin Nutrition, moisturiser suited to your skin type and Skin Protect SPF 50.
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml
Essense Barrier Repair Masque 30ml Sale priceR 259 Regular priceR 399

Frequently asked questions

How often should I use this masque?
Use two to three times a week for maintenance, or nightly for one week when your skin barrier feels compromised. You can adjust frequency based on how your skin responds.
Can I leave it on overnight?
Yes. For intensive repair, smooth a generous layer over cleansed skin and leave on overnight, then rinse in the morning.
Is this suitable for sensitive skin?
Yes. The formula is designed to support reactive skin and calm visible redness without fragrance or harsh actives.
Can I use this with other Essense products?
Yes. Apply after your serum and before your moisturiser, or use alone when your skin needs deeper barrier support.
Will this feel heavy or greasy?
No. The masque absorbs without heaviness and leaves your skin feeling soft and nourished, not sticky or occlusive.

Customer Reviews

5.00 · 12 reviews
Wow, my skin feels amazing. Soft and nourished. It as a calming effect on my skin.

16 Jul 2026

As a professional skin care therapist, I’ve used so many expensive barriers creams before, but the Barrier Repair Masque, is next level!  It’s a gamechanger. I could see a big change in my skin after the first use...  amazing!

16 Jul 2026

Oh my word, what a wonderful product that makes my skin feel va-va-voom. This masque is next level as it made my skin "looked after" and luxurious. I would definitely recommend it to everyone as this product contains trending ingredients that delivers with every appl...

16 Jul 2026

My sensitive skin severely protests against the wind and cold. If you sleep with the masque, it really repairs your skin overnight. Lovely soft feeling when combined with the Sensitív moisturiser and Liquid Skin Nutrition.

16 Jul 2026

It’s like wearing a velvet dress. It feels absolutely wonderful and after using it as a masque my skin looks amazing. Thank you for this great protection barrier for my skin.

16 Jul 2026