The Clear Skin Ritual

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The Clear Skin Ritual

What finally cleared my skin

The three step botanical ritual Jaime gives every mom, every teenager, and every woman who has quietly carried breakouts for years. Bar, toner, balm. Two minutes, morning and night.

For so many of us, it was the products all along. This ritual replaces them with clean materials your skin can actually use.

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Bar. Toner. Balm. Two minutes, morning and night

From Jaime

It was the products all along.

My dad put me on skincare when I was thirteen. A very high priced line. And almost immediately, I started breaking out. We blamed hormones. Everyone does. But the breakouts followed me into adulthood, and I still remember trying a new product at night, hoping hard, and waking up to skin that looked worse than the day before.

I was fourteen when one of the first books I ever pulled off a library shelf was on botanical skincare. What I learned then, and what sixteen years as a master herbalist and over a million dollars of formulation work have confirmed since, is this: for so many of us, it was the products all along. Open the full ingredient list on the most popular acne products on the market and you will find silicones that coat the skin, chemical preservatives, and synthetic fragrance. Whatever you put on your skin ends up in your body.

Activated charcoal + raw honey. Rose petals + aloe + kombucha. Beeswax, rosehip, dandelion + moringa.

Your skin does not need fixing. It needs supporting.

16years as a master herbalist

$1M+invested in solving acne

3steps, nothing else

2minutes, morning and night

Clear Skin

Three preparations with one job: keep the pores clear, keep the skin calm, and feed it while it does its own work.

Step 01 · Cleanse

CHARCOAL 27 Detox Soap

Face + body◆Morning and night

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Step 02 · Calm

ROSE FLOWER 34 Toner

A few sprays◆On a cotton pad

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Step 03 · Feed

ROSEHIP 29 Facial Balm

Waterless◆30 mL

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The ritual, in order

Step 01 · Cleanse

CHARCOAL 27 Detox Soap

★★★★★4.8 · 29 reviews

The bar that replaces the chemical wash.

Activated charcoal + raw honey◆Face + body◆Morning and night

Activated charcoal works like a magnet made of tiny pockets. Drawn across wet skin, it pulls debris and excess sebum up and out of the pores, the same job a salicylic wash is sold to do, done with a bar of soap.

What it does

Pores come clean without the tight, squeaky, stripped feeling, because raw honey is cleansing and antimicrobial while it protects the skin's own moisture. Most people feel the difference within the first washes: skin that is clean, calm, and soft instead of scoured.

And it is not only for faces. The athletes who swear by this bar run it over back, shoulders, and chest, anywhere breakouts live.

Who it is for

Breakout prone, oily, and teen skin. Anyone ready to retire the chemical wash that never quite finished the job.

How to use

Work the bar into a lather between wet hands, massage over the face (and back, shoulders, or chest), then rinse. Morning and night. Keep the lather out of your eyes. Follow with the toner.

Ingredients

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Lavendula Augustafolia (Lavender) Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Hyssopus Officinalis (Hyssop) Oil, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Illicium verum (Anise) Fruit/Seed Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Maris Limus Extract, Montmorillonite, Bentonite, Althaea Officinalis Root, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Honey, Charcoal Powder, Arctium Lappa Root Extract

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Step 02 · Calm

ROSE FLOWER 34 Toner

★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews

Calm, clean ground for everything that follows.

Rose petals + aloe + kombucha◆A few sprays on a cotton pad

Made straight from roses, with soothing aloe and a small amount of kombucha we brew in the shop, living cultures that help keep the skin's surface balanced and happy. A few sprays on a cotton pad after the bar lift the last of the debris and reset the skin's pH.

What it does

This is the step that turns clean skin into calm skin. Redness settles. Irritation quiets. And because the surface is balanced instead of stripped, the balm that follows actually sinks in instead of sitting on top.

Who it is for

Skin that runs red, reactive, or angry. The step most people skip, and the one that makes the other two work better.

How to use

After the bar, mist a few sprays onto a cotton pad and sweep it over the face and neck. Morning and night, before the balm.

How it's made

It starts with rose flower water, the water left behind when rose petals are distilled. Aloe leaf juice and honey go in for calm, along with a small amount of kombucha brewed here in the shop (it shows on the label as the black tea ferment). Four ingredients. Nothing else.

Ingredients

Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Honey

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Step 03 · Feed

ROSEHIP 29 Facial Balm

★★★★★4.9 · 375 reviews

Moisture locked in. Pores left breathing.

Beeswax + rosehip + dandelion + moringa◆Waterless◆30 mL

A waterless balm anchored in farm fresh beeswax, with rosehip, dandelion, and moringa. Water is the unstable ingredient in skincare, the reason chemical preservatives exist at all. There is no water here, so there are none of those. Only botanicals and beeswax.

What it does

It hydrates, softens, and supports collagen production, helping reduce the appearance of scars, dark spots, and fine lines while it holds moisture in. It breathes, so it never clogs a pore. Skin that gets fed like this calms down instead of fighting back.

This was the very first facial product Jaime ever formulated, and we have sold millions of these balms since. There is a reason it never left the line.

Who it is for

Anyone who was ever told breakout skin should fear moisturizer, and anyone whose old breakouts left marks they would love to watch soften.

How to use

After the toner, while the skin is still damp, apply to the whole face and neck in small circles. A little goes a long way. Morning and night.

How it's made

No water goes in. Farm fresh beeswax holds a long list of seed oils, from linseed, pomegranate, and pumpkin to rosehip and moringa, with botanical extracts like dandelion, nettle, calendula, and neem. Without water there is nothing for chemical preservatives to protect, so there are none. This was the first facial product Jaime ever formulated.

Ingredients

Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Beeswax, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Equisetum Arvense Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Leaf Extract, Azadirachta Indica (Neem) Leaf Extract, Calophyllum Inophyllum Leaf Extract, Opuntia Vulgaris (Prickly Pear) Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Boswellia Serrata Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Helichrysum Italicum Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil

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Going deeper · the optional first cleanse

Blackberry Leaf 77 Cleansing Oil

★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews

If your skin runs very oily, begin here.

Oil attracts oil◆Before the bar

Oil attracts oil. Massaged over the skin before the bar, this waterless first cleanse breaks up the excess sebum and congestion sitting in the pores and lifts it away without stripping, so every step after it works on clean ground.

Who it is for

Very oily skin, and anyone who loves a proper double cleanse. Not required. Recommended when the shine comes back by noon.

How to use

Massage onto dry skin to dissolve makeup and the day's buildup, then follow with the charcoal bar and rinse with warm water. Morning and night.

How it's made

Hemp seed and castor oil are infused with blackberry leaf, horsetail, nettle, and burdock root, then finished with oat, ashwagandha, charcoal, and a blend of essential oils. Nothing is diluted. Poured and finished by hand in small batches. 60 ml pump bottle.

Ingredients

Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil infused with Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Leaf, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail), Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf, and Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract, Charcoal Powder, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Boswellia Serrata Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Helichrysum Italicum Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Neroli) Flower Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Tocopherol.

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The Clear Skin Ritual, complete

Three steps. Two minutes. Every morning, every night.

This is the exact routine Jaime gives her own five boys. Bar, toner, balm. Two minutes at the sink, and they actually do it. If you can only change one thing in a teenager's routine, swap their chemical wash for the charcoal bar and watch what happens.

CHARCOAL 27 Detox Soap$29
ROSE FLOWER 34 Toner$60
ROSEHIP 29 Facial Balm$64
The full ritual$153

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The honest part

Give it thirty days.

One honest word, because Jaime will always tell you the truth about your skin. When you take the chemical products away and let your skin cleanse itself, it sometimes purges first. A breakout that gets a little louder before it quiets is your skin releasing what it has been holding. Give the ritual a good thirty days and stay with it. The women who do are the ones who write the letters we keep.

Jaime tells the story of one client who stayed with the ritual for six weeks. Her skin got louder before it got quiet, and then clearer than it had been since her breakouts began. That is the pattern. The purge is the skin doing its job.

And unlike our limited drops, there is no countdown on this page. These three live in the shop year round. Start when you are ready. Just actually start.

Customer reviews

In their words.

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 to 5.0 across 441 reviews of these four

★★★★★

“I love this soap! I have acne prone skin and this soap seems to help keep pimples away! I use it for my face & body. It smells so good which I wouldn't expect from charcoal soap...”

Lisa H. · CHARCOAL 27 Detox Soap

★★★★★

“This has balanced my skin so much. Helped keep any breakouts at bay and eased some inflammation I had been experiencing.”

Julie W. · CHARCOAL 27 Detox Soap

★★★★★

“I love this spray! Besides being easy to use, it smells great & most importantly my face feels soft & looks better”

Tricia S. · ROSE FLOWER 34 Toner

★★★★★

“This is the best face balm i have ever used, and ive used alot thru the years…i mean it!”

Monty K. · ROSEHIP 29 Facial Balm

★★★★★

“I have used oil cleansers in the past and would break out but I have not had any issues with my skin with any of the products from Alchemy Code. Its a spa in a bottle!”

Heather L. · Blackberry Leaf 77 Cleansing Oil

Questions

Before you start.

What order do I use them in?

Bar, then toner, then balm. Morning and night, about two minutes at the sink. If your skin runs very oily, begin with the Blackberry Leaf 77 cleansing oil before the bar.

How soon will I see a difference?

Most people feel it within the first washes: skin that is clean and calm instead of tight and stripped. What you see takes longer. Give the ritual a good thirty days, and know that skin sometimes purges first. A breakout that gets a little louder before it quiets is your skin releasing what it has been holding.

I'm breaking out. Won't a balm clog my pores?

This one is waterless and made to breathe, and it does not clog pores. Skin that is stripped dry tends to fight back with more oil. Skin that gets fed calms down.

Can my teenager use it?

Yes. This is the exact routine Jaime gives her own five boys. If you can only change one thing in a teenager's routine, swap their chemical wash for the charcoal bar.

Can I use the bar on my body?

Yes. It is a face and body bar. The athletes who swear by it run it over the back, shoulders, and chest, anywhere breakouts live.

Do I have to buy all three?

No. Each piece has its own button above. If you start with one, start with the bar. Together, the full ritual is $153 and ships free.

When will it ship?

Everything is in the shop and ships immediately. Orders over $100 ship free.

Is this a limited drop?

No. Unlike our monthly drops, these live in the shop year round. There is no countdown. Start when you are ready.

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THE ALCHEMY CODE · LONGEVITY SKINCARE

Your skin isn't broken. It's speaking.

Longevity skincare is the practice of supporting the skin's own intelligence instead of correcting it as if it were flawed. At The Alchemy Code, every formula is created by Jaime Cross, BCDNH (Board Certified Doctor of Natural Health) and Master Herbalist, whose waterless botanical formulas have reached over one million customers across sixteen years. We are the skin stewardship brand: while the industry corrects skin it treats as broken, we feed skin that is intelligent the raw materials it was designed to use.

The industry believes your skin is the problem.

Most skincare begins with one quiet assumption: that your skin is broken and needs to be fixed. Every wrinkle is a flaw, every breakout a battle, every year a thing to fight. We begin somewhere else entirely. Your skin is not the problem. Your skin is the messenger. It reflects your stress, your hormones, your nutrition, your environment, and your overall vitality. When it flushes, congests, or thins, it is not failing. It is telling you what it is missing. Our work is to listen, and then to feed it.

"Beauty isn't chased. It's cultivated."

The farmer's truth

A farmer cannot force a crop to grow. He cannot pull on the stem or command the soil. What he can do is create the conditions where growth happens on its own: healthy soil, clean water, sun, time. We think about your skin the same way. We are not here to override what your skin does. We are here to create the conditions where it can do it well.

The Four Laws of Skin Stewardship

01. Skin is intelligent.

It repairs, protects, renews, and adapts every hour of every day. Our job is to support those processes, never to override them.

02. Skin requires raw materials.

The body cannot build healthy tissue from nothing. Skin needs the nutrients, lipids, antioxidants, and botanical compounds it recognizes and can actually use.

03. The barrier is the linchpin.

A strong barrier holds moisture in and irritation out. Many products create a temporary result while quietly weakening the very function that keeps skin resilient. We feed the barrier instead of coating it.

04. Beauty emerges from health.

Lasting radiance is never applied from the outside in. It is the natural result of skin that is functioning the way it was designed to.

100% waterless.

Undiluted, by design.

We didn't join the waterless category. We created it. Conventional skincare is up to ninety-five percent water. Water demands preservatives, emulsifiers, and stabilizers to hold it together, and it dilutes everything you were hoping to put on your skin. Our formulas begin where theirs end: nutrient-dense oils, butters, resins, and whole botanicals, with zero water and one hundred percent botanical actives.

Waterless means nothing is diluted. Not the ingredients, not the results.

The scent is grown, not added.

Because nothing is diluted, there is no room for synthetic fragrance, the single most common irritant in clean skincare. What you smell is the formula: frankincense, rose, myrrh, and wild herbs in their rawest form. Every ritual is an aromatherapy sequence your skin and your nervous system both recognize. We do not add fragrance. We grow it.

Nothing diluted. Nothing hidden. Nothing your skin wasn't designed to use.

FAQ's

What is skin stewardship? What is skin stewardship?

Skin stewardship is the belief that skin is intelligent and self-renewing, and that the role of skincare is to supply the raw materials skin needs to do its own work, rather than to correct or override it.

What does waterless skincare mean? What does waterless skincare mean?

Waterless skincare is formulated with zero water as a base. Conventional products are up to ninety-five percent water; every drop of an Alchemy Code formula is a functional botanical active instead.

Who formulates The Alchemy Code? Who formulates The Alchemy Code?

Every formula is created by Jaime Cross, BCDNH (Board Certified Doctor of Natural Health) and Master Herbalist, who has formulated for over sixteen years.

Is waterless skincare better for sensitive skin? Is waterless skincare better for sensitive skin?

It can be, because removing water removes the need for the preservatives and emulsifiers that often irritate reactive skin. Always patch test when introducing any new botanical.

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