Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- Witch hazel water, sea kelp ferment and goji berry in a gel-to-liquid essence
- Featherlight and fast-absorbing, with a natural finish and no residue
- For combination and oily skin that wants hydration without weight
Combination skin is regularly thirsty and shiny at the same time, which makes rich hydrators the wrong answer. CLOUDBURST is a gel that turns to liquid on the skin, built on alcohol-free witch hazel water, aloe juice and fermented sea kelp to hydrate and balance in one light layer. Earth Harbor Naturals, a US brand founded by a toxicologist and herbalist, designed it as an essence that also works alone as the only hydrating step on oily days.
Key Benefits
- Witch hazel water refines without stripping. This is the distilled water of witch hazel with no alcohol added, so it tightens the look of pores and settles shine without the dry, taut feel of alcohol-based toners. Earth Harbor reports that 93% of people testing it saw refined pores after two weeks.*
- Glycerin, aloe juice and senna leaf draw water in. Glycerin sits high on the list, and senna leaf extract, which Earth Harbor calls its botanical hyaluronic acid, adds a water-holding film that gives the plumped feel.
- Sea kelp ferment and goji berry support balance and glow. The fermented kelp filtrate brings postbiotic ferment by-products, and goji berry adds antioxidants, with turmeric and holy basil among the calming botanicals.
Texture & Finish
An ultra-light gel that breaks to liquid as you pat it in, absorbing almost instantly to a natural finish. It has a lightly sweet, fruity scent from the botanicals and layers under serum and moisturiser without pilling.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, especially combination, oily and dehydrated skin.
- Skin concerns: Dehydration, visible pores, excess oil and dullness.
- Best used by: Skin that is shiny by the afternoon yet tight after cleansing, and wants its hydration in the lightest possible form.
FAQ
Q: Does CLOUDBURST contain hyaluronic acid?
A: Not as sodium hyaluronate. Earth Harbor's "botanical hyaluronic acid" is senna leaf extract, a plant ingredient that holds water on the skin in a similar way. The hydration here comes from glycerin, aloe juice and that senna film rather than from hyaluronic acid itself.
Q: Is witch hazel drying?
A: It depends on the form. Witch hazel extracts made with alcohol can be, but this is witch hazel leaf water with no alcohol added, which keeps the pore-refining effect without the dryness.
Q: Where does an essence go in a routine?
A: After cleansing and before serum and moisturiser. On oily skin in warm weather it works as the only hydrating step before sunscreen in the morning.
For skin that dislikes the feel of anything on it, the lightest step is the one that finally gets used every day.
* Earth Harbor's published results: 95% felt instantly hydrated, and after two weeks 93% more balanced skin, 91% plumper skin, 93% refined pores and 90% brighter skin. Earth Harbor does not publish who ran the testing, how many people took part or the method. Results vary between individuals.
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Browse more toners and essences, or explore the full Earth Harbor Naturals range.
Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- Witch hazel water, sea kelp ferment and goji berry in a gel-to-liquid essence
- Featherlight and fast-absorbing, with a natural finish and no residue
- For combination and oily skin that wants hydration without weight
Combination skin is regularly thirsty and shiny at the same time, which makes rich hydrators the wrong answer. CLOUDBURST is a gel that turns to liquid on the skin, built on alcohol-free witch hazel water, aloe juice and fermented sea kelp to hydrate and balance in one light layer. Earth Harbor Naturals, a US brand founded by a toxicologist and herbalist, designed it as an essence that also works alone as the only hydrating step on oily days.
Key Benefits
- Witch hazel water refines without stripping. This is the distilled water of witch hazel with no alcohol added, so it tightens the look of pores and settles shine without the dry, taut feel of alcohol-based toners. Earth Harbor reports that 93% of people testing it saw refined pores after two weeks.*
- Glycerin, aloe juice and senna leaf draw water in. Glycerin sits high on the list, and senna leaf extract, which Earth Harbor calls its botanical hyaluronic acid, adds a water-holding film that gives the plumped feel.
- Sea kelp ferment and goji berry support balance and glow. The fermented kelp filtrate brings postbiotic ferment by-products, and goji berry adds antioxidants, with turmeric and holy basil among the calming botanicals.
Texture & Finish
An ultra-light gel that breaks to liquid as you pat it in, absorbing almost instantly to a natural finish. It has a lightly sweet, fruity scent from the botanicals and layers under serum and moisturiser without pilling.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, especially combination, oily and dehydrated skin.
- Skin concerns: Dehydration, visible pores, excess oil and dullness.
- Best used by: Skin that is shiny by the afternoon yet tight after cleansing, and wants its hydration in the lightest possible form.
FAQ
Q: Does CLOUDBURST contain hyaluronic acid?
A: Not as sodium hyaluronate. Earth Harbor's "botanical hyaluronic acid" is senna leaf extract, a plant ingredient that holds water on the skin in a similar way. The hydration here comes from glycerin, aloe juice and that senna film rather than from hyaluronic acid itself.
Q: Is witch hazel drying?
A: It depends on the form. Witch hazel extracts made with alcohol can be, but this is witch hazel leaf water with no alcohol added, which keeps the pore-refining effect without the dryness.
Q: Where does an essence go in a routine?
A: After cleansing and before serum and moisturiser. On oily skin in warm weather it works as the only hydrating step before sunscreen in the morning.
For skin that dislikes the feel of anything on it, the lightest step is the one that finally gets used every day.
* Earth Harbor's published results: 95% felt instantly hydrated, and after two weeks 93% more balanced skin, 91% plumper skin, 93% refined pores and 90% brighter skin. Earth Harbor does not publish who ran the testing, how many people took part or the method. Results vary between individuals.
Explore more
Browse more toners and essences, or explore the full Earth Harbor Naturals range.
