A small formulary
for skin that's been through enough.
chargnest is a small barrier-repair formulary — four steps from cleanse to ritual, a short list of ingredients we trust, zero fragrance. Built for skin that's reactive, post-procedure, or sensitized.
Your skin is
brick and mortar.
Corneocytes are the bricks. Ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids are the mortar.
That mortar holds your barrier together in a 1:1:1 ratio. When it breaks down — through over-cleansing, harsh actives, weather, or stress — your skin gets reactive: redness, stinging, breakouts, flaking, tightness. Our entire formulary exists to replace the lipids in the architecture they belong in.
Four lines we
never cross.
Barrier first.
If a formula compromises the lipid barrier, no active in it will work for long. Ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids are the foundation — everything else builds on top.
No fragrance, ever.
Not "naturally derived." Not "essential oils." Not "masking fragrance." None. Fragrance is the leading allergen in skincare and we don't use it.
One concern, one formula.
No 12-ingredient hero serums that quietly cancel each other out. Each product solves a specific problem with the smallest possible set of actives.
Short ingredient lists.
No 30-line INCIs. Every formula uses the smallest set of actives needed — full ingredient list printed on every carton and product page.
Evidence first.
Quietness next.
Every formula starts with a peer-reviewed barrier-repair study. From there we pick the percentage (derm-supported, never marketing-loud), the texture, and the base.
Shop the formulary →The four-step catalog
- Cleanse. Low-pH, amino-acid surfactant systems that lift the day without stripping the barrier — gel, cream, and foaming options.
- Treat & Soothe. Centella, madecassoside, panthenol, and bisabolol — for redness, post-procedure recovery, and reactive flares.
- Moisturize & Repair. Ceramide-rich moisturizers and concentrates with cholesterol, squalane, and peptides — formulated in the lipid ratio your barrier uses.
- Sets & Rituals. Curated multi-step routines in keepsake boxes — gift-ready and the simplest way to start a full barrier-care ritual.
Our promise
If a formula stings, breaks you out, or just doesn't agree with your skin — write to us. See our returns policy for how we'll make it right.