The routines section covers the sequences a working routine is built from. Start with the minimum viable routine, three products used twice a day. Add nothing until it has run for eight weeks. Use the twelve week build to add anything after that, and the reset protocol when something goes wrong.
The minimum viable routine
Three products, four minutes a day, and the point at which adding more stops paying you back.
03 Steps04:00 Daily time
Entry Level
02
The order of application
Thinnest to thickest, water before oil, and the four cases where the rule does not hold.
05 Layers00:60 to 01:30 Wait time
Entry Level
03
The morning protocol
Under four minutes, protective rather than corrective, with the shaving branch built in.
05 Steps02:00 to 04:00 Time
Entry Level
04
The evening protocol
The corrective half of the day, with active nights, recovery nights and the rules that separate them.
03 Steps01:10 to 02:40 Time
Intermediate Level
05
The sunscreen protocol
The one step with a preventive evidence base, and the three details that decide whether it works.
04 Steps0.33 tsp Quantity
Entry Level
06
Building from zero
Week by week, one change at a time, with a named checkpoint at the end of every fortnight.
12 weeks Duration04 Additions
Entry Level
07
Is it working
What to measure, when to measure it, and the four signals that justify a change.
04 MeasuresWeek 02 First check
Entry Level
08
Disrupted routines
What to keep when the day has no shape: flights, night shifts, gym sessions and hotel bathrooms.
04 Scenarios02 items Minimum kit
Entry Level
09
The reset protocol
Fourteen days to a stable barrier, then a structured reintroduction that identifies the cause.
14 days Phase 102 Products
Entry Level
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