Skin Lab

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Skin Lab

A growing collection of interactive educational tools designed to help you understand your skin — through assessments, ingredient analysis, routine building, and more.

Every experience is evidence-informed and built to help you build confidence — not simply recommend products.

Available Experiences

Choose your starting point.


Every Skin Lab experience answers a different question. Start with the Barrier Health Index to better understand your skin’s foundation, use Formula Lens to analyze a specific ingredient list, or use Routine Lens to see how your current products work together.

Question 4 of 10

How does your skin typically respond to new skincare products?

Often reacts — redness or stinging
Occasionally sensitive
Rarely reacts
Never has issues
73
73
Generally Supported
Hydration82
Sensitivity70
Recovery68

Assessment • Free

Barrier Health Index

Free • ~4 minutes

A personalized assessment designed to evaluate the overall health of your skin barrier and deliver a customized Barrier Health Score. Ten targeted questions evaluate your barrier across five domains.

  • Scored across five barrier health domains
  • Personalized score with tier classification
  • Full evidence-informed report delivered to your inbox
  • Actionable next steps based on your results
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Paste ingredient list

Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Fragrance, Butylene Glycol…

Ingredient Analysis

GlycerinHumectant

Draws water into the skin. Excellent for barrier-compromised skin at all concentrations.

NiacinamideBarrier Support

Strengthens the barrier lipid matrix. Compatible with most actives at 2–10%.

Ceramide NPBarrier Repair

Restores barrier structure. Particularly beneficial for dry and reactive skin types.

FragranceSensitizer

Top sensitizer. May cause reactivity on compromised or sensitive skin barriers.

Analyzer • Premium

First analysis complimentary

Formula Lens

Premium Educational Tool

Paste any skincare ingredient list and receive an evidence-informed breakdown explaining what each ingredient does, how it supports the skin, and important formulation insights.

  • Plain-language breakdown of every ingredient
  • Barrier support, humectant, and sensitizer classification
  • Formulation compatibility and interaction notes
  • Overall formula assessment for sensitive and barrier-compromised skin
  • First complete analysis complimentary
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Application Order • Morning

1CeraVe Foaming CleanserCleanser
2Klairs Supple TonerToner
3The Ordinary NiacinamideSerum
4CeraVe Moisturizing CreamMoisturizer
5EltaMD UV Clear SPF 46AM only

Conflict flagged: BHA Exfoliant + Retinol 0.5% — Separate AM/PM. Layering may increase irritation risk.

Educational Tool • Free

Free • Unlimited use

Routine Lens

Free Educational Tool

Enter your current skincare products and receive a personalized analysis of application order, ingredient conflicts, product fit for your skin type, and what your routine might be missing.

  • AM and PM application order, correctly sequenced
  • Ingredient conflict flags for active pairings
  • Product fit evaluation for your skin type and barrier state
  • Routine gap identification without product recommendations
  • Save or print your results directly from the tool
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In Development

Where Skin Lab is heading.


Skin Lab is designed to grow alongside the questions people ask about their skin. New educational experiences are researched, built, tested, and thoughtfully added over time.

In Development

Barrier Tracker

A longitudinal tracking tool for monitoring how your barrier health responds to routine changes, seasonal shifts, and the introduction of new products over time.

In Development

Ingredient Library

A searchable reference for common skincare ingredients, organized by function, barrier impact, concentration guidance, and known sensitivities.

In Development

Product Introduction Planner

A guided tool for introducing new skincare products gradually, helping you monitor tolerance, minimize irritation, and avoid changing too many variables at once.

In Development

Skin Pattern Journal

A structured journal for tracking symptoms, environmental factors, routine adjustments, and recurring patterns that may influence how your skin behaves over time.