As I have seen it explained. The Carpro Essence has the same abrasives as Carpro Reflect polish. But with a lesser amount of the abrasives in essence than reflect. So it's a fine polish with a finishing pad like the recommended Carpro Glosspad. And can be cutting good with a more coarse pad. It's deminishing abrasives and will finish great as long as the pad does. A benefit with essence is the semi-filling ability it has. That fill the last tiny tiny defects on the paint to get it even more leveled. The leveled part is where there extreme gloss and the glossenhancers make the essence an unique product. And the Sio2 to make at least to cquartz coatings to bond stronger. Witch gives a little longer longevity too.