What Essensa does

Essensa operates as a curated direct-to-consumer and wholesale retailer of natural and organic skincare products, distributed through a Shopify-powered storefront (essensa.com) serving individual consumers and a separate B2B portal (regentbondinc.com) operated by parent company Regent Bond, Inc. The company curates and distributes multiple branded lines including its flagship Essensa Provence Active Organics (founded in Provence, France over 50 years ago by a midwife), Essensa Plus, Biodroga Organic Institute (from Germany's Black Forest, featuring a 5-Fold Phyto Complex), and Apothecary Dr. Scheller. Products span cleansers, toners, essences, serums, moisturizers, and masks addressing concerns such as anti-aging, sensitivity, oiliness, dryness, and pregnancy/nursing-safe skincare, priced individually from $8 to $70 per unit.

The technology stack is a standard Shopify e-commerce deployment with integrated payments (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Amazon Pay via Authorize.net), email marketing via Mailchimp and Omnisend, customer reviews via Judge.me, live chat via Tawk.to, and analytics via Google Analytics. There are no proprietary models, patents, or algorithmic differentiation — the technical surface is commodity platform integration rather than bespoke innovation.

The business model is a transaction-based unit-pricing structure across two channels: one-time DTC purchases through essensa.com shipping to the contiguous United States, and B2B wholesale distribution through Regent Bond Inc. to spas, salons, retail stores, and beauty schools. Shipping is free over $125 with $12 ground, $55 2nd-day, and $85 next-day options. No subscription, loyalty, or recurring revenue mechanics are evident. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, headcount, or revenue figures, and operates from a headquarters at 1123 Broadway, New York with a returns processing facility in Passaic, NJ.

Name

Essensa

Legal name

Regent Bond, Inc.

Website

https://essensa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Essensa is a curated DTC and wholesale retailer of natural and organic skincare products, distributing multi-brand lines including its own Essensa Provence Active Organics, Biodroga Organic Institute, and Apothecary Dr. Scheller via essensa.com and a B2B portal operated by parent Regent Bond, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural and Organic Skincare Retail

NAICS

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural/Organic & Clean Skincare (CRABAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sensitive Skin & Barrier Repair (CRABAAAG), Professional Skincare & Facial Treatments (CRABALAF)

Keywords

• Natural skincare products
• Organic cosmetics retail
• Clean beauty products
• Professional skincare wholesale
• Anti-aging skincare

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: One-time product purchases through the essensa.com Shopify storefront. Customers buy individual skincare products at listed retail prices with options for ground, 2nd day, or next day shipping within the contiguous United States.
2. Wholesale/Professional Sales: B2B wholesale distribution through Regent Bond Inc. to spas, salons, retail stores, and beauty schools. Separate wholesale login portal at regentbondinc.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Essensa operates as a curated e-commerce retailer of natural and organic skincare products, distributing multiple branded lines including its own Essensa Provence Active Organics, Essensa Plus, Biodroga Organic Institute (from Germany's Black Forest), and Apothecary Dr. Scheller through a Shopify-powered online store at essensa.com. The company sells directly to consumers across the contiguous United States and serves B2B wholesale customers (spas, salons, retail stores, and beauty schools) through its distributor Regent Bond Inc. Product offerings span cleansers, toners, essences, serums, moisturizers, and masks formulated for dry, oily, sensitive, normal, and mature skin types.

Product overview

Essensa operates as a curated e-commerce platform for natural and organic skincare products, distributing multiple branded lines through a Shopify-powered online store. The core offering includes Essensa Provence Active Organics (the original brand created in Provence, France over 50 years ago), the Essensa Plus line of vitamin-rich moisturizers, and third-party brands Biodroga Organic Institute (German skincare with 5-Fold Phyto Complex formulations) and Apothecary Dr. Scheller (traditional pharmacy-inspired skincare). Products span categories including cleansers, toners, essences, serums, moisturizers, and masks, targeting various skin types (dry, oily, sensitive, normal) and concerns (anti-aging, acne, redness).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Essensa Provence Active Organics: Original skincare brand created in Provence, France with natural therapies, suitable for pregnant women and babies originally.
• Essensa Plus
• Biodroga Organic Institute
• Apothecary Dr. Scheller

Products and services

• Essensa Provence Active Organics The flagship skincare brand created by a midwife in Provence, France over 50 years ago, offering natural and organic skincare products that draw potency from traditional remedies fused with modern expertise. The product line includes cleansers (Lemon Verbena Cleanser for oily/combination skin, Blue Chamomile Cleanser for sensitive skin), toners (Aromatic Citrus Toner, Rejuvenating Act Toner), and skin balancers formulated with botanical extracts, essential oils, and herbal ingredients. Targets issues at the root cause using finest herbs, essential oils, and botanical extracts. Suitable for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and individuals with sensitive skin.
• Essensa Plus An enhanced skincare line within the Essensa portfolio offering vitamin-rich moisturizers with botanical actives. Includes Blue Chamomile 24h Hydra Care (with blue chamomile, rose water, and organic plant extracts for dryness/dehydration), Carrot & Orange 24h Vita Care (with carrot essential oil, bitter orange petitgrain, avocado oil, and shea butter for regenerating functions), and Kiwi & Angelica 24h Vita Care (anti-aging formulation to fight free radicals, environmental stressors, fine lines, and wrinkles).
• Biodroga Organic Institute German skincare brand from the Black Forest featuring a proprietary 5-Fold Phyto Complex botanical formulation. The line includes essences (Refirm Firming Phyto Essence, Refine Skin Refining Phyto Essence, Rebalance Moisturizing Phyto Essence), cleansing products (Take It Off Phyto Cleansing Milk), toners (Calm Down Phyto Tonic), treatment oils (Take A Breath Phyto Therapy Oil Essence), masks (Down To Earth Phyto Healing Moor Peeling Mask), and day/night creams (Keep Me Safe Moisturizing Phyto Care, Keep Me Safer Protective Phyto Day Care SPF 15). Targets anti-aging, hydration, barrier strengthening, and pore refinement with ingredients like Bakuchiol, Hyaluronic Acid, Rose, Vitamin C, Chamomile, and Lady's Mantle.
• Apothecary Dr. Scheller Traditional pharmacy-reinterpreted skincare brand featuring natural ingredients and formulas. The line includes serums (Calming Chamomile Serum, Smoothing AHA/PHA Peeling Serum with 10% AHA and 2% PHA acids), creams and balms (Calming Mallow Cream Gel, Nourishing Thistle Cream Balm), and pure oils (Pure Argan Oil — 100% pure organic, cold-pressed, rich in vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids). Formulated with chamomile, mullein, licorice root, almond oil, prebiotics, wild mallow, elder flower, lime blossom, wild rose, jojoba, hyaluronic acid, cactus extract, shea butter, plant collagen, and ectoin.
• Wholesale/Professional Distribution (Regent Bond Inc.) B2B wholesale distribution service operated through Regent Bond Inc., providing Essensa and Biodroga products to spas, salons, retail stores, and beauty schools. Wholesale customers log in at the dedicated regentbondinc.com portal separate from the consumer site. Returns are processed at the Statco facility in Passaic, NJ. Designed for professional skincare treatments, retail resale, and educational training use.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regent Bond Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegent Bond Inc. is the official distributor of Essensa products. They operate the wholesale/professional portal at regentbondinc.com and handle distribution logistics including returns processing at their Statco facility in Passaic, NJ.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Credo Beauty: Credo Beauty is a multi-brand retailer (physical + DTC) specializing in clean, natural, and non-toxic beauty, directly comparable to Essensa's curation of clean skincare brands across price points.
• True Botanicals: True Botanicals is a direct-to-consumer clean, natural skincare brand built on botanical formulations, sharing Essensa's positioning around clean-and-effective botanical actives.
• Juice Beauty: Juice Beauty is an organic skincare brand with a dedicated DTC channel that competes for the same clean-beauty, plant-based skincare consumer that Essensa targets.
• The Detox Market: The Detox Market is a curated e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailer of clean, non-toxic, and natural beauty brands — same curation-of-brands DTC model as Essensa.
• Tata Harper: Tata Harper is a luxury natural/organic skincare brand built on botanical formulations — directly comparable to Essensa's biodroga and Essensa Provence Active Organics herbal-forward offerings.
• Drunk Elephant: Drunk Elephant is a leading clean/biocompatible skincare brand that has become a category benchmark — directly comparable to Essensa's positioning around natural, effective skincare formulations.

Broad incumbents

• Sephora (Clean at Sephora): Sephora, via its 'Clean at Sephora' initiative, is a broad incumbent that has built a curated clean-beauty shelf across hundreds of brands, competing for the same consumer wallet share as Essensa.
• SkinStore: SkinStore is an online skincare retailer (operated by the Hut Group) carrying a wide assortment of clinical and natural skincare brands, comparable to Essensa's curated multi-brand DTC model.
• Ulta Beauty: Ulta is a mass-market beauty retailer that has aggressively expanded its natural and clean beauty assortment (including Conscious Beauty at Ulta), overlapping significantly with Essensa's target customer.
• Dermstore: Dermstore is a multi-brand skincare e-commerce retailer carrying premium and professional skincare brands, comparable to Essensa's e-commerce + professional channel model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/essensaorganics
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/essensa_usa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/essensa---provence-active-organics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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