Expert Session

Blemish-Prone Routine

May 27, 2026

We’ve teamed up with Oak Essentials Advisory Council Esthetician Julia Barna to create a routine that helps balance blemish-prone skin. With a focus on clarifying and keeping hydration even to avoid over-production of oil, it leaves skin fresh and glowing. 

Step One: Pure Gel Cleanser

It’s important to keep blemish-prone skin clean and hydrated. Stripping the skin of oils signals to the body to produce even more oil, so using a gel cleanser that also replenishes hydration is crucial! This cleanser has antimicrobial compounds that clean the skin and help speed up cellular regeneration, as well as emollient qualities that keep the skin balanced. 

Step Two: Balancing Mist

An antioxidant-rich and multi-tasking mist that can be used throughout your routine to tone, hydrate, set, and refresh your body and complexion. Contains Aloe Leaf Juice which promotes cellular turnover, while also hydrating and calming the skin.

Step Three: Nightly Retinol Serum

Cellular turnover is the key to clearer, brighter skin — and Retinol Linoleate is one of the most effective ways to encourage it. This gentler form of retinol helps stimulate collagen, resurface skin, and alleviate congestion, while remaining hydrating enough to use nightly without the irritation or downtime associated with traditional retinol. The result: visibly clearer, smoother, brighter-looking skin over time. Apply to clean, dry skin each evening as the third step in your routine.

Step Four: Ritual Oil

A lightweight, Vitamin-packed oil powered by Blue Tansy — known for its natural antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties — that helps soothe breakout-prone skin, support the moisture barrier, and support a clearer-looking, more balanced complexion. Gentle enough for reactive or compromised skin, it works on a cellular level to help soothe and calm without disrupting hydration.

Weekly: Restorative Mask

A deeply hydrating Organic Honey mask with Avocado Oil and Ylang Oil that’s packed with antioxidants. Gentle enzymes help speed up cellular turnover while the natural antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of honey help balance the microbiome and support clearer-looking skin. Use 1-2x per week correctively as well as preventatively after cleansing.

Bonus: Dew Body Oil

Lightweight and fast-absorbing, this body oil drenches skin in hydration for a glowy, non-greasy finish.