Rhode Skincare Routine: Restore Cream + Barrier Butter + Caffeine Reset

If you’ve picked up more than one rhode skincare product, the order you use them in actually matters. Here’s a simple, correct routine using rhode’s three core skincare items — Barrier Restore Cream, Barrier Butter, and Caffeine Reset.

Morning Routine

1. Cleanse with your regular cleanser.
2. Caffeine Reset — apply to clean skin, focusing on areas prone to puffiness (under-eyes, around the nose). This is a quick-hit treatment step, not a moisturizer.
3. Barrier Restore Cream — apply as your everyday moisturizer, letting it fully absorb.
4. Sunscreen (not part of rhode’s current lineup — use your preferred SPF as the final step before makeup).

Evening Routine

1. Cleanse to remove makeup/sunscreen and the day’s buildup.
2. Any treatment serums you use (outside rhode’s lineup) go here, before moisturizer.
3. Barrier Restore Cream on most nights — or:
4. Barrier Butter instead, on nights your skin feels especially dry, or nightly if you have dry/very dry skin generally. Don’t use both at once — Barrier Butter is a replacement for the cream on nights you need extra richness, not an additional layer on top of it.

Do You Need All Three?

No — this is a routine you build into, not a required starter kit:

• Just getting started? Barrier Restore Cream alone covers AM and PM moisturizing for most skin types.
• Add Caffeine Reset specifically if morning puffiness or dullness is a concern — it’s rhode’s highest-rated skincare product at 4.33/5.
• Add Barrier Butter specifically if your skin runs dry, or seasonally in winter — it’s not meant to replace the cream for most people, most of the time.

A Note on Layering

Thinnest to thickest is the general rule for any skincare routine: treatments and serums before creams, lighter creams before heavier balms. Caffeine Reset (a treatment) goes before Barrier Restore Cream (a standard moisturizer); Barrier Butter (a heavier balm) should generally stand alone as the final step rather than being layered under or over the cream.

See Also

For a side-by-side on choosing between the two moisturizers, see Barrier Restore Cream vs Barrier Butter.