Made for Reactive Skin — Indiefog Naturals
Indiefog Naturals
Nervous System Skincare

Made for the skin most brands overlook.

Skincare built by exclusion, for skin — and whole systems — that react to what everyone else ignores.
Why we're built for reactive bodies

Made for sensitive bodies — by someone who has one.

Four things make this line different for the people the industry overlooks — and none of them is a hero ingredient.

i.

Built by leaving out

Most skincare is built by addition. Every Indiefog formula starts from the opposite question — what could a reactive system argue with? — and removes it.

ii.

From lived experience

Formulated by a founder with chronic illness, for her own reactive body first. The exclusions are the ones a sensitive system actually needs — chosen by someone who needed them too.

iii.

Radically transparent

We name the cross-reactivities most labels stay quiet about — lupin and peanut, latex-family fruits, nightshade, sunflower (never soy), mold and ferment, salicylates.

iv.

A gentle route in for everyone

The line is tiered so there's always a low-trigger path, and every scented product has an essential-oil-free counterpart. Never a choice between this brand and your body.

We make cosmetics — to cleanse, soften, and comfort. Not to fix you, because you were never broken. A companion to your care, alongside your doctors, never instead.

Who this is for

If you read the full ingredient list before you buy, this was made for you.

Ingredient-savvy, often medically complex readers. People navigating eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, or MCAS. People who've been burned by “clean” brands that still made them react.

We formulate by leaving out. Every product in this collection starts from the same question — what could give a reactive system something to argue with? — and removes it. No synthetic fragrance. No fermented ingredients. Short lists, named plainly, with the full INCI on every label. We don't ask you to trust an adjective. We show you what's in it, what's left out, and why.

Left out, on purpose

Formulated without.

Across this collection:

Synthetic fragranceNever, brand-wide.
Essential oilsOff entirely in this collection.
Fermented ingredientsNo ferments, no yeast or lacto actives.
FillersNothing added to pad the list.
Radical transparency

The details a careful reader actually checks.

Tree nuts only

Our facility handles tree nuts and nothing else — no peanuts, no soy. Milk-, egg-, shellfish- and wheat-free, too.

Certified gluten-free oats

Where oats appear, they're certified gluten-free — chosen with celiac readers in mind.

No synthetic fragrance

A brand-wide standard. Several products here go further and are fully fragrance-free.

Sunflower, never soy

Our vitamin E is sunflower-derived — a light sunflower / ragweed (Asteraceae) consideration, never soy.

The collection

Chosen for the least to react to.

Every product here is formulated for reactive skin. We've simply sorted them by how they're preserved — because for the most sensitive systems, that's often the deciding detail. Start with the anhydrous core; add the gently-preserved steps whenever you're ready.

Tier one · anhydrous, nothing to preserve Oils and butters that need no preservative at all — the most stripped-back place to begin for the most reactive skin.
Facial oil

Glow Elixir

Essential-oil-free

A short-list facial oil, anhydrous and essential-oil-free. Meadowfoam, rosehip, and squalane leave skin feeling soft and supple, with a buffered form of vitamin C for a look of brightness. Formulated to be low-comedogenic.

No synthetic fragrance Essential-oil-free Ferment-free
Contains sunflower-derived vitamin E — Asteraceae / ragweed consideration, never soy.
Moisturizer · Face

Defy Facial Butter

Essential-oil-free

Our facial butter, fully essential-oil-free, with no synthetic fragrance. Shea, kokum, and cacay leave skin feeling soft and comfortable, with a quiet, settled finish.

No synthetic fragrance Essential-oil-free Ferment-free
Contains white lupine (a legume — a peanut cross-reactivity consideration) and goji (nightshade family). Named plainly so you can decide.
Moisturizer · Face

Soothe CBD Facial Butter

Essential-oil-free

A rich facial butter with full-spectrum hemp extract, included for a calm, quiet sensory experience. Shea, moringa, and black currant leave skin feeling cushioned and soft. No synthetic fragrance, no essential oils.

No synthetic fragrance Essential-oil-free Ferment-free
Contains full-spectrum hemp extract (hemp-derived) — included for a calm, quiet sensory experience.
Body

Aurea Body Butter

Unscented

A whipped body butter with the scent turned all the way off. Anhydrous, essential-oil-free, and made with no added preservative — which is why we can call this one fragrance-free and mean it. Nilotica shea and kokum leave skin feeling cushioned and soft.

Fragrance-free Essential-oil-free Ferment-free
Choose the unscented version. Contains sunflower-derived vitamin E — Asteraceae / ragweed consideration, never soy.
Body · Arriving soon

Body Oil

Join the list

Nine ingredients. Nothing to argue with. A waterless body oil — no fragrance, no essential oils, no preservatives, no fillers. Jojoba, meadowfoam, and squalane leave skin feeling soft and comforted, named from the first ingredient for systems that react. Coming soon — add your name and we'll tell you the moment it's ready.

9 ingredients Fragrance-free Essential-oil-free Ferment-free
Contains sunflower-derived vitamin E — Asteraceae / ragweed consideration, never soy.
Tier two · gently preserved Water-based formulas and cleansing bars, kept fresh with a gentle gluconolactone-and-benzoate system and fully disclosed. Formulated for reactive skin too — simply a considered next step, once you know how your skin settles.
How to begin
Reactive skin is personal. Only your own skin can tell you.

We suggest a patch test on the inner forearm, left 24 hours, before wider use. What settles one system may not suit another — that's not a flaw in you, it's the nature of a body that pays close attention.

These are cosmetics, made to cleanse, soften, and comfort. They're a companion to your care — alongside your doctors, never instead.

Start small

Try a little first. Let your skin decide.

New to us? Begin with a Discovery Set — travel sizes of the reactive-skin edit, so you can patch test and live with a formula for a few days before committing to a full size. The unhurried way in, for skin that likes to take its time.

Shop Discovery Sizes
Indiefog products are cosmetics — made to cleanse, soften, and comfort skin, not to treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Made for skin navigating eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, or MCAS; formulated for it, not a treatment for it.
Nervous System Skincare  ·  Indiefog Naturals