Bare Necessities (Retinoid Alternative)
Are you pregnant or looking for a retinoid alternative? Meet the Bare Necessities (Retinoid Alternative), your go-to starter kit for long-term skin health. This bundle includes the essential core four products designed to improve overall skin health and strengthen the skin barrier. Once you've established this strong foundation, you can gradually expand your routine to target specific concerns like breakouts, dark spots, or premature skin aging. Prioritizing healthy skin initially before tackling other concerns is vital, as healthy skin is better equipped to address your additional concerns more effectively.
Jordan’s Tip: If you’re looking to start with just one product, check out our best-selling Toning Pads for smoother, brighter skin, targeting dullness, rough texture, and clogged pores
What's included:
- SPF–Tinted or Sheer SPF
- Retinoid-Alternative–Overachiever
- Vitamin C–Liquid Gold
- Exfoliant–Toning Pads or Toning Pads II
Not sure which one is right for you? Take our Skin Quiz to learn more!
Using the Bare Necessities (Retinoid Alternative)
Using Toning Pads/Toning Pads II: Apply to your face after cleansing, avoiding the eye area. Use a few times a week or up to twice daily (depending on your skin type) for a healthier-looking complexion! You may notice a slight tingle upon application. Apply serums after. Work into your routine by: using three mornings a week on alternating days. Then gradually increase frequency as tolerated.
Toning Pads are recommended for first-time skincare pad users. Once you establish tolerance, consider moving up to Toning Pads II, which are recommended for seasoned skincare pad users due to the higher percentage of glycolic acid.
Using Liquid Gold: Apply 3-5 drops to your face, neck and chest. Use in the morning and night after your skincare pads and before the rest of your skincare. Work into your routine by using three mornings a week on alternating days and gradually increasing to twice daily.
Using Overachiever: Apply 1-3 pumps to face, neck and chest twice daily following Liquid Gold. Recommended to layer after Brightening Serum. Do not use as part of your PM routine if using RetinAL Skin Therapy at night.
Using Barefaced SPF: Apply 2-3 pumps to your face and neck in mornings after applying all other products. Use daily and remember to reapply every 2 hours if you are in the sun (more frequently if swimming or exercising).
- Reduces appearance of fine lines + wrinkles and improves skin tone
- Protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays
- Formulated to boost collagen production for firmer skin
- Defends against premature aging
- Tackles clogged pores + uneven skin texture
- Eliminates the need for additional hydrating serums (in most skin types)
- Visibly reduces redness, puffiness + irritation
Suited To
Ideal for all skin types
Key Ingredients
Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Acid, L-Ascorbic Acid, Resveratrol, Bakuchiol, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Octinoxate
Pairs Well With
Add on additional Barefaced products for specialized treatment based on your skin concerns.
- Cleansers
- Brightening Serum: Reduce the appearance of stubborn dark spots
- Glow Peel Pads: Easy, at-home chemical peel
- Hydrating Lotion: Helps strengthen and nourish your skin’s moisture barrier
Toning Pads:
- Aloe Barbadensis: succulent plant that provides potent hydration and soothing properties.
- Glycolic Acid 2%: alpha-hydroxy acid that retexturizes and brightens the skin, providing exfoliating benefits while boosting the skin's natural moisture.
- Lactic Acid: alpha-hydroxy acid that provides exfoliating benefits, stimulates cellular renewal for an anti-aging effect, helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin and serves as a humectant to boost the skin's natural moisture.
- Salicylic Acid: beta-hydroxy acid that improves uneven skin texture, helps unclog pores and promotes exfoliation.
- Mandelic Acid: alpha-hydroxy acid that helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin by increasing cellular turnover and exfoliating dead skin cells.
- Succinic Acid: provides hydration while restoring the skin's pH and regulating sebum production.
- Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile) Extract: a botanical extract that contains antioxidant properties which calm and soothe the skin while promoting cellular turnover.
- Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract: contains antioxidant properties which calm and soothe the skin
Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Lactic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, SD Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), Ethylhexylglycerin, Succinic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
Toning Pads II:
- Glycolic Acid 5%: alpha-hydroxy acid that retexturizes and brightens the skin, providing exfoliating benefits while boosting the skin's natural moisture.
- Lactic Acid: alpha-hydroxy acid that provides exfoliating benefits, stimulates cellular renewal for an anti-aging effect, helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin and serves as a humectant to boost the skin's natural moisture.
- Salicylic Acid: beta-hydroxy acid that improves uneven skin texture, helps unclog pores and promotes exfoliation.
- Mandelic Acid: alpha-hydroxy acid that helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin by increasing cellular turnover and exfoliating dead skin cells.
- Succinic Acid: provides hydration while restoring the skin's pH and regulating sebum production.
- Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile) Extract: a botanical extract that contains antioxidant properties which calm and soothe the skin while promoting cellular turnover.
- Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract: contains antioxidant properties which calm and soothe the skin
- Aloe Barbadensis: succulent plant that provides potent hydration and soothing properties.
Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Lactic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, SD Alcohol 40-B (Alcohol Denat.), Ethylhexylglycerin, Succinic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol
Liquid Gold:
- L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) 15% - potent antioxidant that improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, minimizes dark spots and provides UV protection
- Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E) - works in conjunction with vitamin C to provide enhanced effectiveness.
- Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Extract helps skin appear more radiant and even toned.
- Morus Alba (White Mulberry) Extract brightens the skin while enhancing an even skin tone.
- Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Extract brightens the skin while helping to prevent premature aging and inflammation.
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Extract a skin conditioner that improves skin’s radiance.
Water (Aqua), Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Propanediol, Coconut Alkanes, Hydrated Silica, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum (Reishi) Extract, Morus Alba (White Mulberry) Leaf Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin. Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Pullulan, Silica, Phenoxyethanol
Overachiever:
- Resveratrol: antioxidant that reduces inflammation, swelling and irritation
- Bakuchiol: packed full of anti-aging and soothing benefits and promotes more even skin tone and texture
- Azelaic Acid: provides anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties which lessen breakouts and increases skin’s radiance
- Hyaluronic Acid: provides intense hydration and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
- Green Tea: contains antioxidant properties which calm and soothe the skin
- Peptides: contains hydrating and soothing properties and encourages the production of collagen to promote firmer looking skin
- Caffeine: helps minimize appearance of pores for tighter looking skin
Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Resveratrol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bakuchiol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide, Bisabolol, Azelaic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Saccharide Isomerate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Propylene Glycol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Lecithin, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Tocopherol, Caffeine, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Lactate, Pullulan, Sodium PCA, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Citrate
Sheer Protection SPF 50+:
- Zinc Oxide 14.5% protects against harmful UV rays which in turn helps prevent premature wrinkles and sun damage.
- Octinoxate 7.5% protects against harmful UV rays which in turn helps prevent premature wrinkles and sun damage.
- Niacinamide - Vitamin B3 provides anti-aging benefits while brightening and soothing the skin.
- Lactic Acid - alpha-hydroxy acid that provides exfoliating benefits, stimulates cellular renewal for an anti-aging effect, helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin and serves as a humectant to boost the skin's natural moisture.
- Hyaluronic Acid provides intense hydration and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Caffeine helps minimize the appearance of pores for tighter looking skin.
Inactive Ingredients: Purified Water, Niacinamide, Oleth-3 Phosphate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Polyisobutene, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, Caffeine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Sucrose, Jojoba Esters, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone, Coconut Ether, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloydimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate
Tinted Protection SPF 50+:
- Zinc Oxide 14.5% protects against harmful UV rays which in turn helps prevent premature wrinkles and sun damage.
- Octinoxate 7.5% protects against harmful UV rays which in turn helps prevent premature wrinkles and sun damage.
- Niacinamide - Vitamin B3 provides anti-aging benefits while brightening and soothing the skin.
- Lactic Acid - alpha-hydroxy acid that provides exfoliating benefits, stimulates cellular renewal for an anti-aging effect, helps rejuvenate the appearance of photoaged skin and serves as a humectant to boost the skin's natural moisture.
- Hyaluronic Acid provides intense hydration and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Caffeine - helps minimize appearance of pores for tighter looking skin
Inactive Ingredients: Purified Water, Niacinamide, Oleth-3 Phosphate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Polyisobutene, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Butylene Glycol, Caffeine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Sucrose, Jojoba Esters, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Xanthan Gum, Iron Oxides, Dimethicone, Coconut Ether, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloydimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate
Formulated without parabens, fragrance, phthalates, sulfates, artificial dyes, mineral oil, formaldehyde donors.
All ingredient percentages are considered pregnancy/nursing safe by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, however, we always recommend consulting with your OB prior to usage.
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