How It Works

After taking images of the front and back of the skincare product, the application will take a look through the ingredients, cost, and volume.

​​

The application cross-references the ingredients with an archive of research-backed data from Nature, PubMed, JAMA Dermatology, the Journal of Dermatology, and other peer-reviewed research repositories on the reported bioactivity of the ingredients, active concentration needed to achieve the desired skin health benefit, and the number of publications referencing the ingredient's effect.

​​

The application will then compare the market cost of each bioactive ingredient with the listed price of the product and evaluate the level of markup as a ratio of the market cost of each ingredient versus the listed price of the product to determine the true value of the product.

​​

Finally, the application conducts a final analysis and put these all together into three convenient scores - Markup, Efficacy, and Value - for you to compare your skincare products.

​​

These values will be scored from between 1 to 100, with values between:

​​

• 1 to 39 = Poor

• 40 to 69 = Average

• and 70 to 100 = Good

​​

Thanks again for stopping by! 🤓