Balance Serum Pads
Kestia
Soaked, not damp. One sweep over warm skin lifts the day off and leaves a cool, even finish behind — the step that does the most visible work in the routine. 60 pads, 160 mL / 5.41 fl. oz.
No estrogen or added hormones. Kestia is a cosmetic, intended to affect the appearance and feel of skin only.
Ships from the U.S. · Try it for 30 days, refund with nothing to send back
The pads prep; the cream seals. Bought together the set costs less than buying them separately.
- Vegan
- Gluten-Free
- Cruelty-Free
- No Estrogen or Added Hormones
- Soy Free
- Dermatologist & Allergy Tested
Reserve
It starts as rambutan peel — the red, hairy shell of a tropical fruit that the food industry throws away at a rate of roughly a million tons a year. We buy it, and we pull the good part out.
Most botanical extraction runs on methanol or ethanol. Ours uses a natural deep eutectic solvent — a solvent built from things you could eat. The method was published in Food Chemistry in 2025.
The compounds are geraniin, corilagin and gallic acid, tested against four stressors: infrared heat, ultraviolet light, a surfactant, and retinol.
Three to know, alongside it.
Rambutan Reserve is the signature of the formula. These three are the best-studied ingredients working alongside it.
Helps reduce the look of redness and blotchiness, and helps skin hold on to moisture.
Larger molecules hold water at the surface; smaller ones reach the upper layers of skin. Plumps the look of fine lines.
Feels cool on contact and soothes skin that feels warm.
These notes describe why each ingredient is in the routine. Only the figures under Clinical results come from testing Kestia itself. Kestia is a cosmetic, intended to affect the appearance and feel of skin only.
What changed, and by how much.
Two separate studies, kept separate. Every number below is a change in the direction we wanted.
After four weeks of Balance Nutrition Cream
Finished product · 20 women aged 30–60
After one application, on heat-stressed skin
Essence containing the complex, against untreated skin
Four-week figures: Balance Nutrition Cream, finished-product human application study, 20 female participants aged 30–60, each measured against her own baseline. Single-application figures: 21 female participants, ages 26–53, using an essence containing the Rambutan Reserve complex, measured against untreated skin on the same person. Both studies conducted in the Republic of Korea. Figures are averages; individual results vary.
Heat-Reactive Skin
Skin that flushes more easily, holds water less well, and takes longer to look calm again after it warms — from a hot room, a hot drink, exercise, or a wave of internal heat.
It is not a medical condition and it is not a diagnosis. It is a way of naming what many women start seeing in their forties, and what Kestia is formulated to address.
What Kestia is not.
It contains no estrogen and no added hormones of any kind.
It is not a hormone replacement and is not a substitute for one.
It works on the surface of the skin. It cannot act anywhere else in the body.
Before you buy.
Will this help with hot flashes?
No. Kestia is a skincare product and works on the surface of the skin only. It is formulated for how skin looks and feels — including after it has been warmed — but it does not treat hot flashes or any other symptom. If you are looking for symptom relief, speak with your doctor.
Does it contain hormones?
No. There is no estrogen and no added hormone of any kind in either product.
I'm in my thirties. Is this too early?
Not necessarily. Skin often starts behaving differently well before anything else does. If your skin flushes more than it used to and takes longer to settle, this routine was built for that.
Can I use it with retinol?
Yes. Rambutan Reserve was studied specifically on skin stressed by retinol, among other stressors. Many people use the pads and cream in the evening after a retinol product.
Where does it ship from, and what does shipping cost?
From the United States. Most orders arrive within 2–4 business days, and shipping is calculated at checkout.