To have a beautiful and healthy skin, it is essential to take good care of it every day.

Danone, the No. 1 fresh yoghurt brand world-wide, has just launched the most recent innovation within its range......'Essensis' - to nourish the skin from the inside. This product has been created for women from 24 years upwards, who would like to maintain and keep their skin healthy and beautiful.

Essensis, recently launched in a number of European countries including Malta, is a drink made from fermented milk and fruit, with omega 6 (from borriage oil), extract of green tea and vitamin E. These are all natural ingredients that are essential nutrients for our skin and well-being. This exclusive mixture of ingredients, created by Danone is called ProNutris. This product which has been scientifically tested and is the result of 2 years of intensive research (Danone Research – Paris - www.danoneinstitute.org/), guarantees an improvement to any type of skin (normal, oily and dry). The studies which demonstrated an improvement on the skin, where done on women (age bracket from 24 - 55 years old) who have a healthy skin which is rather normal but a little bit dry.

For best results, Essensis should be taken daily (1 bottle of 100gr), and can be consumed during any part of the day, according to your preferences. It has been scientifically proven that after 6 weeks of consumption, the first results will start showing since your skin will be less dehydrated, more shiny and beautiful.

Essensis, which has only 1.5% fat (per 100gr), is available in 3 delicious flavours and comes in an attractive pink package of 4 bottles of 100gr each:-

Natural
Rasberry and pomegranate
Peach and apricot

As regards it's nutritional value, Essensis Natural has only 71 kcal, while Essensis with fruit has only 72 kcal (per 100gr).

How does Essensis function? The natural ingredients (milk/fruit, omega 6, green tea and vitamin E) reach our deepest skin layers through our circulation system and thus they are nourished. After this natural process, the best nutrients of the deepest skin layers produce cells to improve our exterior skin. Infact our skin is renewed every 4-6 weeks. Essensis makes sure that the cells of our skin in the deepest layers arrive to the top layers at the best quality possible. Morever, apart from improving the quality of our skin, Essensis reinforces also the barrier. The function of the barrier effect is to enable the skin to act as a barrier and therefore limits external aggressions whilst ensuring that our skin is adequately hydrated.

Dermatologists have welcomed this product since the creams/lotions and Essensis can complement each other. But the difference between the 2 is different. Creams and lotions improve only the part of the skin where they are applied while Essensis nourishes all the skin from the inside.

Ideally this product is suitable for women only, but since the development of the cells of our skin is very similar between men and women, Essensis can be consumed with care even from men. It has not been developed for children, since usually they have a beautiful skin, since it has not been exposed to UV rays, pollution, smoke etc.

To have the best results take Essensis every day and ....:-

• Eat a healthy diet consisting of 3 main healthy meals and 2 snacks and drink 1.5 litres of water every day. Take only 3 coffees a day and do not consume too much alchohol

• Do regular exercise

• Take care of your skin – wash your face in the morning and evening, apply creams/lotions in the morning and evening. Try to avoid UV rays and use SPF30 for the face when staying in the sun.

• Reduce smoking

• Do not take pills if not prescribed by a doctor

• Sleep from 6 to 8 hours during the night