"You might think that an essence is an unnecessary step in your skincare routine, but if you're committed to the best-selling Clarins Super Restorative moisturisers, then you should be equally committed to the Treatment Essence." - Kate, Escentual Beauty Team.

Why You'll Love The Clarins Super Restorative Treatment Essence:

• Hydrating, toning and smoothing essence for menopausal skin.
• Renews, smooths, plumps and replenishes your complexion.
• Moisturises skin for up to eight hours.
• Eliminates dead skin cells and minimises pores.

What You Need To Know:

Designed to support skin that's been affected by hormonal changes linked to menopause, Clarins' toning lotion for all skin types combines powerful botanical ingredients and a skin-quenching hyaluronic acid complex to renew, re-energise and moisturise.

Offering an eight-hour boost of hydration, the Super Restorative Essence showcases an innovative RED² + H.A² complex. Ultra-moisturising and protective red jania combines with red ginseng extract, which helps wake your skin up in the morning and revitalise your complexion at night while hyaluronic acid locks in moisture. Hibiscus sweeps away dead cells for a healthy, refreshed glow, while Clarins' as-effective-as-retinol active, harungana, helps to re-densify your skin and prevent sagging.

Why It's Escentual:

Clarins' Treatment Essence is no ordinary essence; it offers an age-specific formula that helps visibly smooth and replenish menopausal skin - it is a vital part of the Super Restorative collection, after all. The Treatment Essence comes in a sleek ruby red bottle to honour the rest of the line. It features the range's iconic harungana active, shown to be just as effective as retinol in treating signs of ageing, but it's not as potentially irritating; this works alongside a tetrapeptide to smooth and replenish your skin day after day.

But that's not all; while working hard itself, the essence also helps you get more from the rest of your skincare routine; it preps the skin to absorb serums better and face creams that might follow. As its comforting, refreshing just-thicker-than-water liquid texture glides over your complexion, it perks up your skin to leave it feeling plump and supple.

The Best Way To Use It:

Use in the morning and at night after cleansing. Apply to cleansed, dry skin by adding a few drops of the essence onto the palm of the hands. Then, gently tap-tap it onto the face, working outwards from the centre of your face before working upwards from the top base of the neck. Take care to avoid the eye contour area.

The Sustainable Side:

Housed in a carton printed on paper from sustainably-managed forests, Clarins' eco-designed bottle uses a minimum of 25% recycled plastic.