Tone · the active
Kojic Acid
1%
A fungal-derived tyrosinase inhibitor that slows melanin formation, fading dark spots and evening tone with consistent use.
Phasha 2022 · Cosmetics
Ritual Renewal·06 · hølyhydrate
Even Tone
Cream.
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Ritual Renewal·06 · hølyhydrate
Even Tone
Cream.
A daytime dark-spot cream built on 1% kojic acid — a real tyrosinase brake.
Sea buckthorn — the orange berry oil carrying antioxidants into the day.
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The ritual it lives inside
Complete the ritual
A calming finish before SPF on sensitive days.
The Read
One brightener, doing the work.
What it is
A daytime tone-correcting cream.
A lightweight, SPF-friendly cream for uneven tone and dark spots, worn in daylight hours.
Why it works
A real brake on melanin.
Kojic acid inhibits tyrosinase, the enzyme that drives melanin — so fewer new spots form and existing ones fade with consistency. Vitamin C and rosemary antioxidants support a brighter surface. It works best under daily SPF, since unprotected sun undoes the gain.
How to use
Each morning, under SPF.
Smooth over clean skin in the morning. Always follow with sunscreen — non-negotiable for a brightener.
The proof
The proof
Every claim pinned to its source.
Tone · the active
Kojic Acid
1%
A fungal-derived tyrosinase inhibitor that slows melanin formation, fading dark spots and evening tone with consistent use.
Phasha 2022 · Cosmetics
Brightness · the support
Vitamin C ester + Rosemary
Antioxidants that support a brighter, more even surface and help protect the result.
Pullar 2017 · Nutrients
A companion, not a step
This pairs into a ritual.
On its own it's a single act. Map your skin and we'll place it inside the full ritual — the steps it completes, and the ones that complete it.
Find the ritual it completes →Add the even-tone cream
$30.92
Clinical Actives
What's doing the work.
The actives inside, and what each one is for.
Brightness · the support
Vitamin C ester + Rosemary
Antioxidants that support a brighter, more even surface and help protect the result.
Pullar 2017 · Nutrients
Your Ritual
Where it lives in the practice.
On cleansed, toned skin.
1
Cleanse · AM
A gentle morning cleanse.
2
Tone · AM
Press in the hydrating toner.
3
Treat · AM
Smooth the even-tone cream over targeted areas.
4
Protect · AM
Always finish with SPF.
Each morning, under SPF.
Compounds with
Stronger together.
The pairings that compound this step's work.
Prevent
Vitamin Bright Serum
Vitamin-C serum under the cream — two brightness levers, one morning.
$34.60
Add the serum
Prep
Gentle Cleanse Melt + Hydra Soft Toner
Clean, toned skin so the kojic acid lands evenly.
$59.87
Build the base
Make it yours
Where does this sit in your ritual?
Map your skin in about a minute, and we'll place every step — including this one — for the skin you're actually in.
Map your skin →One weekly cue. No promotions.