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The Steady Ritual Set

The Steady Ritual Set

$228

Bar Cleanser

Essence

Balance Serum

Face Moisturizer

Cleanser (4 oz): 3–6 months | Essence (4 oz): 3-5 months | Facial Butter (2 oz): 6-12 months

A four-step daily ritual for reactive, sensitive, and easily dehydrated skin.
A cleansing bar, a hydrating essence, a serum, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream. The same four steps morning and night, formulated without essential oils or synthetic fragrance. For skin that feels different week to week and wants a routine that stays the same.

SKU: STEADY-RIT-SET

At a glance

Set of Four, Nothing to Choose4-Step Daily RitualEssential Oil-FreeNo Exfoliating Acids

HydrationReplenishing

MinimalMaximum

ActivityCalming

CalmingActive

ScentNo synthetic fragrance
WhenAM & PM
UseEvery day

i. The Signal

When your skin is fine one week and off the next.

Reactive, dehydrated, and hard to predict. Flaring at things that never used to bother it, then settling for a while, then flaring again. Stress, hormones, weather, a new product you tried once.

The Steady Ritual is four steps that stay the same. Morning and night, the same order, nothing to decide when you are tired.

ii. The Ritual

Four steps. The same four, every time.

A cleansing bar, a hydrating essence, a serum, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream. Cleanse, then layer hydration into damp skin, then seal it in. That is the whole routine, morning and night.

These four were chosen together as one routine. The Clarity Essence and the Balance Serum are the two steps I go to first for the most reactive skin, and the Ceramide Barrier Cream is the one cream in the line built to sit over them.

Made for skin that

feels different week to week

is reactive, dehydrated, or hard to predict

wants a routine that stays the same

has been let down by longer, busier routines

iii. The Standard

What is in it, and what is left out.

Four products, formulated without essential oils, synthetic fragrance, synthetic dyes, or talc. No exfoliating acids and no retinoids 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 four, which matters for skin that reacts to them.

No exfoliating acids, no retinoidsNothing in the set is built to stimulate. This is the quiet end of the line.

A gentle single cleanseOne soft cleansing step that leaves skin feeling comfortable.

Fixed set, no configuringFour 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

Balance Serum, 1 oz jar$92

Ceramide Barrier Cream, 2 oz jar$78

The Steady Ritual$228

Bought separately, ~~$286~~. You save $58.

A little goes a long way. Cleansing bar around 3 to 6 months, essence 3 to 5 months, serum 3 to 4 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

Four 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 · Serum

Balance Serum, 1 oz jar, $92. A light serum that layers between the essence and the cream.

Step four · Cream

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

Separately these come to $286. The set is $228.

How to Use

Morning and night, in this order.

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 instead of rubbing, and let it sink in before moving on.

3 · Serum

Smooth a small amount of Balance Serum over the essence while skin is still slightly damp.

4 · Cream

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

Patch test a small area on your inner forearm before your first full use.

Sensory Notes

A low-sensory ritual. Soft textures across all four 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.

SerumFluid and thin. Layers without pilling.

CreamSoft and cushioned, with a matte finish.

Scent: no synthetic fragrance and no essential oils in any of the four. The bar, the essence, and the serum are all 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 four 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 four.

Best For

Made for people who want one routine they can keep, including those navigating MCAS, eczema, and other reactive conditions.

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

MomentsSkin that feels different week to week, depleted, or out of sync.

WantingA simple daily routine with nothing to decide.

If you are in a flare: four steps may be more than you want right now. The Bare Ritual is the same cleanse, essence, and cream without the serum step, and it is the quieter place to start. You can add the serum later.

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

Four products, and open about all four.

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

True across all four

Essential oil-freeNo essential oils in any of the four, which is a real consideration for skin that reacts to them.

Nothing built to stimulateNo exfoliating acids, no retinoids, no CBD, no lupine. This is 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.

On ferments: the Balance Serum and the Ceramide Barrier Cream both contain yeast and Lactobacillus ferments, and three of the four contain snow mushroom. If you are sensitive to yeast, mould, or ferments, read those two product pages before you order.

On fragrance

All four are free of essential oils and synthetic fragrance. The bar, the essence, and the serum carry no benzyl alcohol, so all three 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.

What to know, product by product

The short version for each of the four. 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, which is covered in the note above. Also contains shea and coconut, both tree-derived, and tamanu, which is a seed oil that some people with nut allergies choose to patch test.

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.

Balance Serum step three

Truly fragrance-free, and the most ferment-rich piece in the set: yeast amino acids and two Lactobacillus ferments, with snow mushroom. Also contains licorice root (Fabaceae), cucumber, bilberry, and prickly pear.

Ceramide Barrier Cream step four

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 four 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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