Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence — Reddit Reviews
by Skinfood
Updated October 14, 2026
Propolis-rich essence boosts hydration and glow; sticky layering and reformulation complaints persist.
What the community says
A propolis, honey, and royal jelly essence with glycerin, beta-glucan, and sodium hyaluronate for layered hydration and a dewy finish. It suits dehydrated or redness-prone skin, but heavy stickiness and recent reformulation disappoint some users.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Recent reformulation reportedly slashed propolis concentration
- Sticky or heavy over other essences
- Breakout reports from acne-prone users
Product details
Skin type data limited
Real Reddit threads — 18 mentions across 17 threads
Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence on Reddit, in one place — 17 threads from r/AsianBeauty, r/scacjdiscussion and 2 more, summarized.
“Skinfood Royal Propolis Essence”
Cautionary
“this just doesn't do anything for my skin”
Cautionary
“Feels heavy & little to no effect on skin.”
Cautionary
“I do at least currently use a Skinfood Propolis Essence bottle for my Kiku+glycerine mix.”
Mentioned
“Bought loads of products so I could potentially use the bottle later”
Mentioned
“Skinfood Propolis Essence bottle”
Mentioned
“Skinfood propolis essence (on 4th bottle, 2 extras in cupboard)”
Positive
“mine are:”
Positive
“Would love to know your non negotiables that will always be stocked in your routine.”
Positive
“SKINFOOD Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence”
Positive
“My colleagues have noticed that my skin glows and my skin tone looks more even.”
Positive
“Water gel texture is great for layering”
Positive
“I have found propolis products (specifically Skinfood Propolis Essence and Propolis Shield Cream) to be very helpful”
Positive
“in improving the texture of my skin and helping with redness.”
Positive
“Skinfood Propolis Essence and Propolis Shield Cream”
Positive
“The Skinfood propolis essence (serum) has always contained one of the highest concentrations of propolis in the market as it used to have 63% propolis extract, 10% honey extract and 10% royal jelly extract.”
Mentioned
“I’ve recently purchased a new bottle and found out they have reformulated it to an INSANELY low concentration as compared to what have been in the past.”
Mentioned
“Still gotta try this to know if it’s still effective as before but I highly doubt that.”
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