Fermented soybean and very little else, delivering a mild enzymatic action - texture improvement for skin that cannot tolerate acids.
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Fermented soybean delivers a very mild enzymatic action - it works on surface texture without the sting, flaking or sun sensitivity acids bring. For skin that wants smoother texture and cannot tolerate an acid, there are very few alternatives.
Slightly viscous and slippery, absorbing to a soft finish. Skin feels smoother to the touch within a fortnight.

Effectively the whole formula. Fermentation produces mild enzymes that work on surface texture without acid's irritation.

Provitamin B5, the small supporting element in a deliberately short ingredient list.
Mixsoon's Bean Essence is built on a philosophy of doing less, and it is one of the few products where that translates into a genuine capability.
The formula is essentially fermented soybean with very little else. Fermentation produces mild enzymes, and those enzymes work on surface texture in a way that is genuinely different from acid exfoliation - no sting, no flaking phase, no increase in sun sensitivity.
That matters for a specific group of people: those who want smoother texture and better makeup application but cannot tolerate an AHA or BHA. The usual advice for them is to use nothing, and this is a real alternative.
The short ingredient list is the second benefit. Fewer ingredients means fewer things to react to, which is why this suits reactive skin as well as it does.
Apply after cleansing, pressing into damp skin. Morning and night. Because the action is enzymatic and mild, it works through consistency over weeks rather than producing a visible immediate result.
A minimal-ingredient essence delivering a very mild enzymatic exfoliation is unusual and useful - it suits people who want texture improvement but cannot tolerate acids. Mixsoon's whole philosophy is fewer ingredients, and it shows.
Fermented Soybean (Glycine Soja) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate
Care & Use
Apply 2-3 drops to clean, damp skin morning and night, patting until absorbed. Follow with moisturiser.
Apply 2-3 drops to clean, damp skin morning and night, patting until absorbed.
Follow with moisturiser.
Gentler and slower. Acids do more, faster, with more irritation. If you tolerate acids, use them; this is for people who do not.
Yes - that is the design. Unlike an acid, there is no need to cycle it or build up.
Not the way acids do. You should still wear daily sunscreen, but this does not add the sensitivity a chemical exfoliant would.
Yes, though if you already use an acid regularly this adds little. It is most useful as a replacement rather than an addition.
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