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Perfumer & Flavorist : Fresh Faces in Fragrance : Esas Beauty
"With nearly three decades worth of combined experience in the corporate beauty industry, Amanda Sichon and Seda Bilginer decided to take the entrepreneurial leap. The duo wanted to create a sustainable and all-natural farm to beauty manufacturing company utilizing locally sourced materials to minimize the supply-chain carbon footprint. Meet Esas Beauty."
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Esas Kolonya Abundance Trio Bundle
"In case you haven't heard of Esas yet, the brand has some of the most luxurious hand-sanitizing products to grace your skin. Every single one of its formulas contains 70 percent alcohol to kill bacteria while hydrating hyaluronic acid keeps dry, flaky, and chapped skin at bay. Esas' newest fragrance, Abundance, takes inspiration from the classic notes that aromatically transport us into the thick of autumn: warm baked apples, spicy cinnamon, and a hint of creamy vanilla."
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“Our vision is to disrupt the beauty space not only with our differentiated products, but also in how we source and manufacture by vertically integrating agritech into our supply chain.”
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"Esas Kolonya is inspired by the 200-year old Turkish ritual of welcoming guests by sanitizing their hands as they entered the home. This organic, all-natural hand sanitizer doubles as an anti-aging moisturizer, perfumed with sustainably-sourced organic fragrance ingredients. It kills 99.9% of germs with 70% organic alcohol, is rich in antioxidants and plant-based hyaluronic acid, and the eco-friendly packaging is biodegradable, compostable, recyclable or reusable."
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"Esas Kolonya™ is inspired by the 200-year old Turkish ritual of welcoming guests by sanitizing their hands as they entered the home. The brand has modernized kolonya for today's world through the development of an organic, all-natural hand sanitizer that doubles as an anti-aging moisturizer, perfumed with sustainably-sourced organic fragrance ingredients. Madagascar carries notes of Madagascar vanilla and Jasmine petals that offer an ethereal scent of a warm summer day."
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A hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol that kills germs and bacteria, smells great, and doesn't dry out your hands? It does indeed exist—and Esas’s limited-edition destination series features beautiful scents to effectively transport you to exotic locales from the comfort of your own home.
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A rinse-free cleanser doesn't sound like much, but Esas' Kolonya — named for the age-old Turkish tradition dating back to the Ottomon Empire — is our new favorite way to keep our hands fresh when we're not near a sink. The antioxidant-rich formula keeps hands soft and hydrated despite containing 70% alcohol, and the hints of citrus and mint make using it feel luxurious, not antiseptic.
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For the Wellness Guru. Organic Beauty Rooted in Tradition. Cleanse your hands with Esas Kolonya. Natural, sustainable and cruelty free.
Hoşgeldin. It's a simple, yet powerful Turkish welcoming which roughly translates to, "I hope you come with joy." Hosts use this greeting as they pour kolonya, the time-honored Turkish symbol of health and hospitality, into the palms of their guests' hands as both a cleanser and refreshing parfum. This centuries-old tradition is the inspiration behind Esas Beauty's debut product, KOLONYA™.