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The Bare Ritual Set

The Bare Ritual Set

$155

Cleansing Bar

Essence

Face Moisturizer

Essence (4 oz): 8–12 months | Serum (1 oz): 4–6 months | Facial Butter (2 oz): 6–12+ months

A three-step daily ritual for skin that’s reacting right now.
A cleansing bar, a hydrating essence, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream. The shortest routine we make, formulated without essential oils, synthetic fragrance, acids, or retinoids. Three steps, morning and night, and nothing to decide.

SKU: SEN-RIT-SET

At a glance

The Shortest Routine We Make3-Step Daily RitualEssential Oil-FreeNo Exfoliating Acids

HydrationReplenishing

MinimalMaximum

ActivityQuietest in the line

CalmingActive

ScentNo synthetic fragrance
WhenAM & PM
UseEvery day

i. The Signal

When everything feels like too much.

Skin that is reacting right now. Stinging at things it used to tolerate, tight and hot, done with being experimented on. On days like this a longer routine is one more thing to get through.

The Bare Ritual is the smallest routine I make. Three steps, morning and night, and no decisions inside it.

ii. The Ritual

Three steps. That is the whole thing.

A cleansing bar, a hydrating essence, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream. Cleanse, press hydration into damp skin, then seal it in. Nothing between those steps and nothing after them.

The subtraction is the point. No serum, no oil, no treatment step, no exfoliating acids, no retinoids. Fewer ingredients on your skin means fewer things to sort through if something does react.

Made for skin that

is reacting, stinging, or tight right now

reacts to scent, essential oils, acids, or retinoids

is being reintroduced to products slowly

wants the shortest routine that still works

iii. The Standard

What is in it, and what is left out.

Three products, formulated without essential oils, synthetic fragrance, synthetic dyes, or talc. No exfoliating acids, no retinoids, no CBD, no lupine anywhere in the set. The Ceramide Barrier Cream is built around ceramides, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine, the same lipid family skin makes for itself.

Essential oil-freeNo essential oils in any of the three, which matters for scent-sensitive and migraine-prone skin.

Nothing built to stimulateNo exfoliating acids, no retinoids, no tingle. This is the quiet end of the line.

The shortest routine we makeThree steps, and no fourth one waiting to be added.

Fixed set, no configuringThree products, chosen and paired for you.

Before you order · The oat step

One thing to check firstHydrate Cleansing Bar · colloidal oat

The Hydrate Cleansing Bar contains colloidal oat. If you have an oat allergy, or you have become sensitized to oat, this is the one step in the set to skip. Oat protein can act as a sensitizer on skin that is already reacting, and it is worth taking seriously. Write to us if you would like a version of this ritual without the oat step. On gluten, which is a separate question: the oat is certified gluten-free at source, and we hold the supplier certification on file.

What the set costs

Hydrate Cleansing Bar$42

Clarity Essence, 4 oz jar$74

Ceramide Barrier Cream, 2 oz jar$78

The Bare Ritual$155

Bought separately, ~~$194~~. You save $39.

A little goes a long way. Cleansing bar around 3 to 6 months, essence 3 to 5 months, barrier cream 6 months or more.

Please Note

Formulated for reactive, easily-overwhelmed skin. We suggest a patch test on the inner forearm, left 24 hours, before facial use.

For external use only. Keep away from the eyes.

Indiefog products are cosmetics. They are made to cleanse, soften, and comfort skin, and they do not treat, cure, or prevent any condition.

What’s Included

Three full-size products. No options to configure and no substitutions.

Step one · Cleanse

Hydrate Cleansing Bar, $42. A soft cleansing bar that leaves skin feeling clean and comfortable.

Step two · Essence

Clarity Essence, 4 oz jar, $74. A water-based hydrating layer pressed into damp skin.

Step three · Cream

Ceramide Barrier Cream, 2 oz jar, $78. A soft, cushioned finish with ceramides, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine.

Separately these come to $194. The set is $155.

How to Use

Morning and night, in this order. If mornings are too much, water alone is fine and you can start at step two.

1 · Cleanse

Lather the Hydrate Cleansing Bar gently in your hands and rinse. Leave your skin damp for the next step.

2 · Essence

Press the Clarity Essence into damp skin. Press it in gently, and let it sink in before moving on.

3 · Cream

Press in the Ceramide Barrier Cream to finish. A little is enough.

If you are reintroducing products after a long break, start with one step for a week before adding the next. Patch test a small area on your inner forearm before your first full use.

Sensory Notes

A low-sensory ritual. Soft textures across all three steps, no synthetic fragrance and no essential oils, and only the faint natural note of the ingredients themselves.

BarA soft, low lather that rinses clean.

EssenceLight and water-like. Sinks in quickly on damp skin.

CreamSoft and cushioned, with a matte finish.

OverallQuiet and predictable. The same three things every time.

Scent: no synthetic fragrance and no essential oils in any of the three. The Hydrate Cleansing Bar and the Clarity Essence carry no benzyl alcohol either, so both are truly fragrance-free. The Ceramide Barrier Cream is preserved with a system that includes benzyl alcohol, a gentle ECOCERT preservative that also counts as a declarable fragrance allergen, so that one piece is labeled unscented. It is the only piece in the set where that distinction applies.

Ingredients

Each of the three products carries its own complete ingredient list and per-ingredient breakdown on its own page.

Across the whole set: no essential oils, no synthetic fragrance, no synthetic dyes, and no talc. The Sensitivity Transparency section below maps what to check in each of the three.

Best For

Made for people who need the shortest possible routine, including those navigating MCAS, eczema, and other reactive conditions.

Skin typesSensitive, reactive, dehydrated, or easily overwhelmed skin.

SensitivitiesReacts to scent, essential oils, acids, or retinoids. Migraine-prone.

MomentsMid-flare, post-stress, post-travel, or slowly rebuilding a routine.

When you are ready for more: the Steady Ritual is these same three products with the Balance Serum added, for weeks when your skin is holding. You do not have to start there.

Community Access

Your purchase includes free access to Rooted & Well™, our holistic community with monthly founder sessions, journaling prompts, meditations, and practitioner-supported resources.

Sensitivity Transparency

Three products, and open about all three.

I formulate for bodies that react to almost everything, including my own, so I build for less and I name all of it. The Bare Ritual is a fixed set of three: the Hydrate Cleansing Bar, the Clarity Essence, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream. Nothing to configure, which means the full ingredient picture is knowable before you buy. This is the shortest allergen list of any set I make. No CBD, no lupine, no neem, no zinc oxide, no essential oils, no exfoliating acids, and no retinoids. Each product also carries its own complete breakdown on its own page.

True across all three

Essential oil-freeNo essential oils in any of the three, which is a real consideration for scent-sensitive and migraine-prone skin.

Nothing built to stimulateNo exfoliating acids, no retinoids, no CBD, no lupine. The quiet end of the line.

Plant-powered, plainly describedReal botanicals, no synthetic dyes and no talc, described at the level of how skin looks and feels.

Fully disclosed, every oneEach product has its own “Every ingredient, named” breakdown. Nothing hidden.

Read this before you order

The Hydrate Cleansing Bar contains colloidal oat. If you have an oat allergy, or you have become sensitized to oat, this is one to skip. Oat protein can act as a sensitizer on skin that is already reacting, and that risk is worth taking seriously. Write to us if you would like a version of this ritual without the oat step.

On gluten: the colloidal oat is certified gluten-free at source, and we hold the supplier certification on file. This is a separate question from the sensitization note above, which is about oat protein rather than gluten.

Tree-derived note: the bar contains shea and coconut, and the cream contains shea. The bar also contains tamanu, which is a seed oil that some people with nut allergies choose to patch test.

Mushroom and ferment note: snow mushroom is in all three products. The Ceramide Barrier Cream additionally contains yeast amino acids and a Lactobacillus ferment. If you are sensitive to yeast, mould, or ferments, read those product pages before you order.

On fragrance

All three are free of essential oils and synthetic fragrance. The Hydrate Cleansing Bar and the Clarity Essence carry no benzyl alcohol, so both are truly fragrance-free. The Ceramide Barrier Cream is preserved with a system that includes benzyl alcohol, a gentle ECOCERT preservative that also counts as a declarable fragrance allergen, so that one piece is labeled unscented. If benzyl alcohol is something you avoid, the bar and the essence are the two pieces that leave it out.

What to know, product by product

The short version for each of the three. For the complete ingredient list, open the Sensitivity Transparency section on that product’s own page.

Hydrate Cleansing Bar step one

Contains certified gluten-free colloidal oat, covered in the note above. Also contains shea and coconut, both tree-derived, and tamanu, which is a seed oil. Snow mushroom is in here too.

Clarity Essence step two

A water-based essence, truly fragrance-free, preserved with gluconolactone and sodium benzoate. Contains licorice root, which sits in the pea and bean (Fabaceae) family, along with aloe and snow mushroom.

Ceramide Barrier Cream step three

Contains yeast amino acids, Lactobacillus ferment, and snow mushroom, plus shea, which is tree-derived. Cholesterol is usually plant-derived and can be lanolin-derived, so it is worth asking us if you have a wool or lanolin allergy. Preserved with a system that includes benzyl alcohol. See the fragrance note above.

That is the whole map. Nothing hidden, nothing implied. Open the full breakdown on each of the three product pages for the complete ingredient lists, and patch test a small area before your first full use. If you are working with an allergist or a specialist, bring the lists to them. You know your body best.

If you are navigating a condition, use these alongside your doctors, never instead. Every product in this set is a cosmetic. They are made to cleanse, soften, and comfort skin, and they do not treat, cure, or prevent any condition.

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