Winter Solstice:
Three Limited-Edition Skincare Rituals Inspired by the San Juan Mountains
As winter settles over the San Juan Mountains, the landscape around our Colorado home changes. Evergreen forests deepen in color, snow settles over mineral-rich earth and, as daylight fades, the mountain sky opens to reveal an extraordinary field of stars.
This quiet beauty inspired our Winter Solstice Gift Sets - three limited-edition skincare rituals created for the holiday season.
Each beautifully presented box captures a different expression of the landscape where every ISUN product is made: forest, earth and sky.
Inside is a simple three-piece ritual: a cleanser, a complementary facial oil and a soft cotton face cloth. Together, they offer the essential steps to cleanse and nourish the skin.
Beautiful to give and meaningful to receive, the Winter Solstice collection is also an ideal ISUN starter set for someone discovering our skincare for the first time.
Three rituals. Three skin needs.
Skincare is personal, which is why the Winter Solstice collection offers three distinct rituals.
Whether skin feels dry and in need of nourishment, oily and in need of balance, or sensitive and seeking comfort, a ritual is designed to support it.
Restore Ritual for Dry skin
Inspired by the evergreen forests surrounding our mountain home, the Restore Ritual is a rich, nourishing pairing for dry skin.
Ruby Cleanse - gently cleanses the skin while helping preserve its natural comfort, preparing it for Ultra Ruby Facial Oil, a concentrated blend of botanical oils and vitamin C that replenishe the skin with lipids and helps maintain softness.
The ritual is completed with a soft cotton face cloth, turning two essential skincare steps into a simple daily practice.
For dry skin, the combination of gentle cleansing and lipid-rich facial oils is especially important in winter, when cold temperatures, low humidity and indoor heating can increase moisture loss from the skin.
The Restore Ritual contains: Ruby Cleanse, Ultra Ruby Facial Oil and a cotton face cloth.
Mineral Ritual for Oily skin
Inspired by the mineral-rich earth of the San Juan landscape, the Mineral Ritual is designed for skin that experiences oiliness, shine or breakouts.
The ritual pairs Sunstone Cleanse with Sunstone Facial Oil to cleanse, purify and support the skin's natural balance without stripping the skin of its natural moisture.
This distinction matters. Oily skin still relies on an effective skin barrier and appropriate lipids. Over-cleansing can leave the skin feeling tight and uncomfortable, which is why cleansing with a pH-balanced cleanser followed by a purifying facial oil can form an important part of an oily-skin routine.
The Mineral Ritual contains: Sunstone Cleanse, Sunstone Facial Oil and a cotton face cloth.
Solstice Ritual for Normal to Sensitive skin
Look upward on a clear winter night in the San Juan Mountains and the inspiration for our third box becomes apparent. The Solstice Ritual reflects the vast mountain sky, filled with stars and constellations.
Created for normal to sensitive skin, it pairs Sapphire Cleanse with Sapphire Facial Oil or a gentle ritual focused on cleansing, soothing and maintaining skin comfort.
Sensitive skin often benefits from simplicity: gentle cleansing, skin-soothing botanical ingredients and oils that help nourish and protect the skin. The result is a quiet two-step ritual for skin that appreciates a gentler touch.
The Solstice Ritual contains: Sapphire Cleanse, Sapphire Facial Oil and a cotton face cloth.
Why cleanser and facial oil?
The pairing is intentionally simple.
Cleansing removes the day's impurities, excess oil and surface debris. A facial oil introduces plant-derived lipids that soften and condition the skin while helping support its protective barrier.
Botanical oils also contain naturally occurring fatty acids and an array of nutrients, with their composition varying considerably from plant to plant. It is one of the reasons ISUN considers not simply whether to use a botanical, but which botanical is best suited to the purpose of the formula and skin type.
For more than 20 years, we have continued to deepen our understanding of botanicals, how to preserve their beneficial nutrients and which active ingredients work well alongside them.
The Winter Solstice rituals bring that knowledge into one of the simplest ways to experience ISUN: cleanse and nourish.
A beautiful skincare gift or your first introduction to ISUN
If you are new to ISUN, each set offers an easy introduction to two core parts of an ISUN skincare ritual before building a more complete routine.
