Everything BUT Retinol

Full Range Prescription Support
R 4,795.00
  • Smoothes texture & tone
  • Prevents ageing
  • Softer lines
Product details+

Key ingredients:

Ferulic Acid
Vitamin C + Vitamin E
Mandelic acid
Resveratrol
Niacinamide
Hyaluronic acid
Shea Butter
Jojoba Oil
Pineapple + Papaya extract

Is this for me?

If you are already using a prescription retinoid or separate retinol product and still want antioxidant protection, gentle exfoliation, hydration support, and barrier focused skincare without overcomplicating your routine, this is for you.

Package contains:

1. Gentle Cleanse Cleanser 50ml
2. Protective Glow Serum 30ml
3. Radiant Repair Serum 30ml
4. Brighten Serum 30ml
5. Hydrate Moisturiser 50ml

What does this routine do?

If you're already using a prescription retinoid, the rest of your routine still matters. It's easy to end up with a mismatched mix of products that don't actually work together.

You want the perfect combination of evidence-based and results-driven actives.

Everything But Retinol gives you the best of the Epitology range, built to support what your retinoid is already doing rather than compete with it.

The result is a routine that works with your prescription instead of against it, so you start seeing what it was always meant to do for your skin.

If you're using a prescription retinoid, you might still be dealing with dryness, irritation, dehydration, or a routine built around too many products that don't work together.

You may even be combining actives in ways that leave your skin feeling irritated or overwhelmed without realising it.

Everything But Retinol brings the best of the Epitology range into one structured routine, designed to work alongside your retinoid and support your skin's hydration, comfort, and overall health.

Should I avoid this routine?

Everything But Retinol may not be right for you if your skin barrier is highly sensitive, broken, or already irritated, or if you're struggling with irritation from multiple active products at once.

If your skin tends to react easily, introduce Protective Glow and Brighten slowly and watch how your skin responds.

If you're unsure whether this routine is right for you, reach out and our team can help guide you, or book an online skin assessment.

Why these products?

This routine is built to designed to keep your skincare balanced and manageable around your prescription retinoid.

Gentle Cleanse helps remove oil, sunscreen, and daily build up without leaving the skin feeling stripped or overly dry after cleansing.

Protective Glow combines vitamin C, ferulic acid, and vitamin E to help support a brighter, more even looking complexion while helping defend against the visible effects of environmental stress and oxidative damage throughout the day.

Radiant Repair combines niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and resveratrol to help support the skin barrier, improve hydration, and reduce visible redness while helping support skin comfort alongside retinoid use.

Brighten uses 10% mandelic acid, an exfoliating acid chosen for its slower penetration compared to stronger acids like glycolic acid, so it supports smoother-looking texture and a more even complexion over time while still being well tolerated if you're already using other actives.

Hydrate helps support hydration and skin comfort while helping reduce the dryness and tightness commonly associated with retinoid use.

Together, these five products are designed to work with your prescription, not around it.

Ingredients+
Gentle Cleanse 50ml
Acrylates Copolymer, Aqua, Disodium EDTA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco Glucoside, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol and Ethylhexylglycerin, HEC QP 100 MH, Panthenol, PEG 7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Coco Glucoside and Glyceryl Oleate, Glycol Distearate and Laureth 4 and Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Simmondsia Chinensis Jojoba Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate 1.5%, Glycerin, Ananas Sativus Pineapple, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract.

Protective Glow 30ml
Aqua, Ferulic Acid, L ascorbic acid 2 Glucoside, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol and Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Ethoxydiglycol.

Radiant Repair 30ml
Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Resveratrol, Ethoxydiglycol, Phenoxyethanol and Ethylhexylglycerin.

Brighten 30ml
Mandelic Acid 10%, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol and Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer 6, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Aqua.

Hydrate 50ml
Cetearyl Alcohol and Cetearyl Glucoside, Caprylic Capric Triglycerides, Coco Caprylate Caprate, Aqua, Acrylates/C10 30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Simmondsia Chinensis Jojoba Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol and Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyglutamate.
Application tips+
Use Gentle Cleanse morning and evening. Apply Protective Glow in the morning after cleansing, followed by Hydrate moisturiser and sunscreen.

In the evening, alternate Brighten with your prescribed retinoid product rather than using them together initially, then follow with Radiant Repair and Hydrate moisturiser.

Build up use gradually as tolerated.