Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence 5X.

"It contains buffa ferment, which is a great probiotic, brightening ingredient, protecting ingredient, niacinamide, saccharomyces ferment, yeast ferment, barley extract. It's even got something called candle tree leaf extract, which is a soothing UV protecting and anti-inflammatory ingredient. I've probably tried every single version of this and this is their fifth version. It's quite nice. I call this my acne prone skin friendly pick just because of all the nice ferments in here and it's got a nice waterlike texture. You can pat it on. You can use a cotton pad. It's not so expensive that if you used it with a cotton pad you would feel guilty versus some of the other ones that get pretty pricey."

"This is a Time Revolution first treatment essence 5x and this one in my opinion is really geared towards oilier skin types but my dry skin appreciates it especially like in the summertime. This one contains just yeast ferment which is hydrating and then it also contains bid ferment soothing and barrier repairing. And then also contains niacinamide which is probably why I think it's more geared towards oily skin types. Niacinamide can be great for antiacne and then for oily skin and preventing too much oil production. This one's really nice."

"This was one of the second products I ever got into when I got into K beauty. It's 23 bucks, so it's pretty affordable. The bottle is 150 milliliters. So this one also contains saccharomyces ferment, niacinamide, adenosine, and a ceramide in there. You can pat it on, put it on with the toner, whatever you prefer. I really got into their essences in their time revolution line, which is now I think on its like third incarnation and they've changed things all the time, but no scent, really affordable, lots of good ingredients in here, and it really fits into any routine really easily."

"First Essences are pretty unique to Asian beauty and I think Korean beauty does it really really well. These are prep products that are meant to be applied in the first step of your skincare routine. When I add this into my routine my skin just retains and holds on to more hydration and anything I put on top of it just feels like it is working for my skin a little bit better. It makes my skin feel really hydrated and comfortable but it also works on the health of your skin. First Essences generally contain highly fermented ingredients and fermenting an ingredient means that you're really unlocking a lot more of that skin nutrition, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, all those things that help with the health of your skin. Healthy skin is glowy skin and so this is really helping to support that goal. It definitely makes your skin glow and be bright from within but it's also using some brightening ingredients here to also give you that more even toned glow as well. This is a really great way to boost your overall skincare routine if you're ever itching for a new product or feeling like your skin is lacking something. This is the type of product that I would guide you towards because it really does offer a little bit of extra health, a little bit of extra skin softening, skin brightening, skin hydration."

"This is really the product that Missha rose to fame with alongside their BB cream. It's definitely an enduring product for them, it's been around for a really long time and has maintained popularity for a long time. I've used it for nearly a decade and I absolutely love it. This is one of my favorite choices for a first essence product, and definitely one if you're looking for a product to really brighten up your skin this would really be my first choice."

"This product is for boosting hydration and strengthening the skin barrier. It's suitable for all skin types but especially those struggling with dehydration and those looking to brighten up dull skin. This is the most recent version, the 5X version, and I really love it. The key word here is boost. This boosts hydration, but its special power is not to act as its sole hydrator but actually to boost the hydration throughout the rest of your skincare routine. This is a first essence, so it functions as a prep product in your skincare routine. It's meant to be applied after cleanser prior to any other products, prior to any other toners, essences, serums, moisturizers, anything else that you might use in your routine. Make sure this goes first because it does contain some fermented content that actually allows everything that you put on top of it to absorb into your skin a little bit deeper, and that's how it can really boost and maximize the hydration, especially if you put another hydrating toner right on top of it or another hydrating essence. It will really get deep into your skin and really replenish it at a deeper level. On its own, its texture is very watery, it's thin, it's quickly absorbed."

"I really did enjoy this, this is the first time I've tried the upgraded 5X version and you know it's really good. I've used so many different generations or versions of this, it's dear to my heart and has been for a long time. It's a really beautiful first essence that's great for your skin barrier, it's great to increase hydration and give your skin a really beautiful glow and really even out your complexion. I'm rating this a nine out of 10, and the only reason I knocked a point off of it was A, I didn't want everything to be a 10 out of 10, but also B, I feel like this is a slower working essence. It's obviously a lot less expensive than other options, but I think it's important to mention that in the grand scheme of first essences, this works. It's just something I feel like you need to be a little bit more patient with. It's a little bit slower, a little bit more subtle."

"I have been starting off all of my routines over the last couple of weeks with this product. It is a really nice boost of hydration prior to any tonners and serums. It's very barrier supportive as well, which is important when you're going through the cycle of inflammation and pimples. You want to keep your barrier strong so that helps to encourage faster healing on your skin. Your barrier is the root of all healthy skin. But the fermented ingredients in here also have a really beautiful brightening effect for the skin too. So this is kind of that first layer of tackling all this hyperpigmentation. It is a really nice booster type of product."

"This is actually a really great alternative to the SK-II not just for budget but I think also on ingredients as well. They're not using galactomyces ferment but they're using some other fermented ingredients that offer similar benefits. They're using 97% yeast ferment extract, which is what Missha is calling their fermented seea enzyme extract, and so this is a fermented ingredient that helps to improve skin tone and texture. And then they're also using bifida ferment extract, which has had a really big moment in K Beauty over the last two or three years. We're talking about something with biologically active compounds that help with the health of your skin, that help to protect your skin, and that help to improve the quality of your skin. What's interesting about bifida ferment that the other fermented ingredients don't have is that bifida is particularly good at helping to strengthen the skin barrier and helping to strengthen sensitive skin."

"I've been loving this, I've been been using this morning and night time in all of my skincare routines. I've used the Missha Essence over so many years and through quite a few different reformulations but it's been a while. This is actually my first bottle of 5X and I have to say the first couple of routines I started using this I was like why did I ever stop. I feel like I almost rediscovered this product and it's everything I remember and better. It's really been suiting my skin right at this moment. What's really unique about this essence that I always say that's different than other first essences is it's very hydrating. It doesn't have that really really thin almost disappearing type of feel on the skin like a lot of first essences do. This actually feels like it dives deep into the skin and gives a nice burst of replenishing hydration."

"I've been using this product for so many years and it has been through quite a few different generations. [...] They're not tweaking the formula to make it cheaper; they keep improving on the formula. [...] I've been through three of the generations and I feel like it does just keep getting better. The main benefits are that it makes your skin just look so good overall, from the tone to the texture to the radiance to the evenness of the complexion. It makes your skin feel stronger. I think because they've added bifida to this generation, you really feel that within. It makes your skin feel more hydrated, but it also just helps the rest of your routine work a little bit better. It gives you that edge in your routine. [...] First essences [...] really do give you that advantage and that edge to your routine."

"A classic has to be the Missha Time Revolution Essence. This has niacinamide in yeast ferment extract, butyline glycol, and adenosine, so you have all those traditional essence ingredients that are going to make your skin look tighter, plumper, more even, brighter all in this stage. And there's something about essences and toners and well-hydrated skin that just makes your skin look tighter, firmer and prevents me from leaning into the heavy percentages of actives when it's in such a lightweight hydrating stage."

"I've used this for years. Years and years and years. This is the fifth generation of this essence. They're known for constantly reformulating and improving. Some of them have been hit or miss, but their extreme ferment trademark is really nice. It's kind of back to the good old days, but with a bit more of a punch. So they have 97% desert cica yeast ferment, which does all the things you want from a fermented ingredient. Whilst it doesn't have 50 different types of fermented ingredients, it has a really good percentage of that one key fermented ingredient, which, to be honest with you, is all your skin really needs. If you're looking for clearer skin, more moisturized, hydrated skin, brighter skin, smoother skin, hyperpigmentation, it kind of does it all. Then we have niacinamide in here, another key ingredient in essences for your pores, sebum production, evening out skin tone. We also have ceramides and glycerin as well. Skin barrier favorites, moisturizing, hydrating favorites. You can find this between £10 to £20. This is more expensive for a little less product, I'll be honest with you. But this is just about better alternatives. Because the sheer amount of ingredients and the triggering fragrance, for me, other products will set my skin back, whereas this will just improve it."

"This was probably one of the first SK2 dupes because it had their version of that star ingredient, fermented yeast extract, specifically Saccharomyces ferment filtrate, which is also rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals that help brighten, hydrate and support skin turnover. It would just make your skin look so refreshed when you use this consistently. Today it still works, it's still a great product helping with texture, hydration, prep. It feels like it preps your skin for other actives. But it's no longer the only option. Essences have kind of taken over and that key ingredient is kind of just a given now. SK2 still has its popularity because it's an icon, but that Saccharomyces ferment filtrate or alternatives and usually as effective options are just commonplace in our essences and even toners nowadays. People are looking for probiotics, peptides, barrier repair in a similar format. I also feel like people just don't feel like it's essential anymore."

"One of my favorite fermented type products, not an ampoule, it's an essence, is that Missha Time Revolution The First Treatment Essence. That is really really good. I love it."

"The Missha Time Revolution First Treatment Essence definitely helps with improving hydration and kind of smoothing out skin texture."