The Dry Skin Ritual
A Radiant Roots Ritual · Face
Who this ritual is for
You wash your face and it feels tight before you have even reached for the towel. Lotion disappears by lunchtime. Your skin drinks up everything you give it and asks for more. This ritual is for thirsty skin — the kind that needs nourishment that stays, not moisture that evaporates.
Why this ritual exists
Most moisturizers are mostly water — and water evaporates, taking comfort with it. Our approach is anhydrous: water-free formulas built on grass-fed tallow, applied over damp skin so nourishment is sealed in rather than rinsed away. It is the way skin was cared for before skincare was manufactured.
The ritual, in order
Step 1 · Radiant Reset Powder Cleanser
Colloidal oat, white kaolin, and marshmallow root. Skin feels clean without feeling stripped — the gentle slate every ritual begins with.
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Step 2 · Nourishing Tallow Balm
Grass-fed tallow with frankincense. Pressed into damp skin, it seals comfort in for hours — deep, lasting nourishment that modern moisturizers only imitate.
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For hard-working hands · Radiant Restore
Calendula, arnica, and rosehip for hands and heels that do the most. An optional third step for whole-day comfort.
View product — from $28For your body, too
Dry skin doesn't stop at the jawline. The Radiant Hours body collection brings the same anhydrous philosophy — water-free, tallow-rich, sealed in on damp skin — to arms, legs, and everything in between.
Morning · The First Light Body Balm
Neroli, bergamot, and sweet orange in a whipped tallow base. A bright, lifted start before the day begins.
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Evening · The Nightfall Body Balm
Lavender, vanilla, and frankincense over borage seed oil. For dry, stressed skin and the end of a long day.
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Treatment · Rooted | The Body Serum
An anhydrous body serum of squalane, rosehip, tamanu, and frankincense. Smoothed in first, then sealed under your balm.
View product — $45The easy way: The Radiant Body Ritual
Rooted Body Serum paired with your choice of Radiant Hours balm — the full body ritual in one set, at $64.
View the setHow to use it
Morning (face): Mix half a teaspoon of Radiant Reset with water, massage over damp skin, rinse. Press a small amount of Nourishing Tallow Balm into skin while still damp.
Morning (body): After your shower, smooth Rooted Body Serum over damp arms and legs, then a small scoop of First Light Body Balm pressed in for a bright lift.
Evening (face): Cleanse again, then a slightly more generous layer of Nourishing Tallow Balm — your skin does its quiet work overnight.
Evening (body): Rooted Body Serum, sealed with Nightfall Body Balm. Day done.
The secret: damp skin. The balm seals in the water already on your face — that is where lasting comfort comes from.
Keep learning
Why does skin stay thirsty even when you moisturize daily? Often because moisture is being added but never sealed. Articles on dry skin and the sealed-moisture approach are coming to our Wellness Journals.
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Our products are cosmetics intended to cleanse and beautify; they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Patch test before first use.