GYEON Bathe Essence

• Products: Bathe Essence.
• Manufacturers: GYEON.
• Packaging: 400ml, 1L.
  
  

Description:

Bathe is already a well-known and recognized reference from the Korean brand GYEON. It is a maintenance shampoo for all ceramic protection applied to vehicles, without altering it, thanks to a well-developed SiO2 formulation.

GYEON wanted to develop Bathe by offering the same product but with an even greater dilution ratio, allowing professionals in particular to have a very economical maintenance shampoo. Bathe Essence was born.

Presentation:

GYEON Bathe Essence is available in a 400ml or 1L bottle, with even the smallest size offering up to 80 washes. Compared to the retail price of the product, each wash costs us €0.20, which is very affordable for a shampoo of this type.



As mentioned above, Bathe Essence will make the most sense as a maintenance shampoo for a ceramic protection. Its cleaning power will therefore not be its strong suit; its action will be limited to cleaning a simple road film on a treated vehicle.

Use:

The dilution ratios recommended by the manufacturer are as follows: 5 to 10ml of shampoo in a bucket of 10 to 15L, a dilution rate of 1:1500 to 1:2000!
This simply makes it the most concentrated shampoo on the market. We had already encountered other shampoos from competing brands with very high dilution ratios (Supernatural Shampoo by Dodo Juice for example), but never to such an extent and on a silicon dioxide base.

For this test, we chose a dilution of 10ml in a 13L bucket, i.e. a ratio of 1:1300, as the vehicle was fairly dirty but still ceramic-coated.





The first thing you notice is the complete absence of scent in Bathe Essence, which in this respect differs from the classic Bathe. Somewhat unfortunate, as the pleasant scent of a shampoo always adds to the pleasure of washing your car.

The second observation concerns the foaming capacity of the shampoo, slightly lower than the classic Bathe once again, but still sufficient — as let us remember, foam does not clean.
We recommend using a pressure washer at the bottom of the bucket to achieve good homogenization of the solution, given how concentrated the shampoo is.





The wash mitt tested for this article is the Smoothie from the same brand, in order to test Bathe Essence under the best possible conditions, or at least under those that contributed to its development.

We tested Bathe Essence together with Foam from the brand, using a foam lance to assess its pre-wash capacity. Of course, that is not the purpose of Bathe Essence, which is and remains simply a maintenance shampoo, but we wanted to see whether adding Bathe Essence to the foam cannon would enhance the cleaning action or not.
To do this, we chose to dilute 10ml of Bathe Essence with 100ml of Foam in the lance.



The film created by Foam is just barely satisfactory in terms of adhesion to the surface (not pre-rinsed) and the foaming action of Bathe Essence adds nothing in this regard. This is not a real surprise or disappointment however.
After rinsing, the road film is no more softened or loosened than with a normally diluted Foam solution.

In conclusion, there is no real benefit to using Bathe Essence for foam-lance pre-washing.

When used with the two-bucket technique (dilution of 10ml in 13L as a reminder), the cleaning capacity of Bathe Essence on the lower panels in particular is just barely adequate — there is a slight drag under the mitt, indicating a certain lack of lubrication.
On the upper panels, which are less dirty, it is much better; the mitt glides very well and the film is removed easily.



After one pass with the mitt, the film is well broken down and the surface is free of dirt. A second pass was necessary on the lower panels.

In warm weather, make sure to treat one panel at a time before rinsing it. In cooler or shaded conditions, you can treat a full side panel before rinsing.

The final observation concerns the reaction of the shampoo during the final rinse. A shampoo is described as "slick" if the residual amount of water on the bodywork is low and requires little drying. Bathe Essence is not a benchmark in this regard, but the protection applied to the vehicle still contributes quite significantly to the fact that little residual water will need to be dried off the car.



In the end, the biggest positive point of this shampoo, beyond its high dilution ratio, is the aesthetic result. We find here the same type of finish as the classic Bathe — namely, a lot of gloss, typical of ceramic. Reflections are clearly present, the curves of the car are even highlighted, leaving the car looking as it did when freshly ceramic-coated. A great result!

In conclusion, in our view, the main advantage of Bathe Essence remains above all its very (perhaps too) high dilution ratio for professionals seeking an economical solution for maintaining ceramic-treated vehicles. On this point, Bathe Essence is unbeatable. That said, beware of over-dilution, because while on a vehicle driven rarely and in dry conditions Bathe Essence can perfectly do the job at a dilution of 1:1500 to 1:2000, on a daily-driven ceramic-coated car its dilution will prove rather insufficient for a thorough clean with adequate mitt glide. In that case, the dilution would need to be reduced, and consequently, the benefit of the cost per litre would be lost.

A shampoo that will therefore be of interest for regularly maintained and treated vehicles, for professionals needing a less costly washing solution than a classic Bathe, while still delivering the same level of visual finish.

Advantages
+ Extraordinary dilution ratio (up to 1:2000)!
+ Visual finish.


Disadvantages
- Mitt lubrication at high dilution.
- Scent?