Maintaining the planet’s resources and biodiversity, which is becoming increasingly important to consumers, has long been a focus for Trevor Steyn. The South African biochemist, who started international probiotic skincare brand Esse back in 2002, has spent the last two decades formulating organic products that respect the planet while optimising skin health on a microscopic level. Esse’s radical approach to skin health challenges current thinking on how to promote healthy ageing and improve skin sensitivity. Having coined the phrase “rewilding the skin”, Steyn and his team offer salons products and treatments developed to protect the complex and vast microbe communities that live on our skin. We ask the pioneering expert about the future of skincare and the launch of Esse’s new Clarifying range.