The future of skincare

There’s no escaping the impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having on businesses, homes, and even education. Thanks to certain search engines, I can now ask AI to create a summary of content depending on reading ages, which really helps with differentiation in the classroom. But where does AI fit in with skincare?

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Tropic's new feature

Tropic has just released their new AI skincare quiz – a free analysis that offers you a bespoke skincare routine based on your results. It even maps out the areas of improvement onto the selfie you upload as part of the process, so you can see exactly where your targeted skincare regime should be. So, how does it work?

Simply click on the AI Skincare Quiz tab at the top of Tropic’s website and follow the link ‘GET YOUR RESULTS’. You will be redirected to a new tab where you will have to answer a few questions about your skin type, age, gender, areas you want to focus on etc., and then you will need to take the all-important selfie. Try and have your hair pulled away from your face, and take any glasses off. Make sure there is no direct sunlight heading towards the camera, as this may distort the image. Once you’ve got three green lights at the top, you will get a 3 second countdown before the picture is taken. Try not to smile though! By relaxing your face, you are giving the quiz the best opportunity to really work out a tailored skincare routine for you.

After you have completed the quiz, you will receive an overall score on the quality of your skin. You will also be able to find a detailed graph showing all the areas that need focusing on – these will appear in red or yellow, and then the areas where you skin is flourishing – these will appear in green. There are around 20 categories available, each having its own individual mark as part of the analysis. Once you’ve read through this, and looked at the mapping system on your selfie, you are then taken to a separate page where you will discover your bespoke regime. Depending on your previous answers in the quiz, you may have a list of anywhere between 6 and 10 products to choose from.

If you would like to have a go and see if there are any products you can introduce to your current regime, or if you would like to build a new skincare essentials pack from scratch, click here to be directed to my shop link, where you can find the AI skincare quiz tab.

I’ve always been a bit cautious of AI, mostly due to the fact that if it continues at the rate it is currently developing, teachers may no longer be needed (and I may be out of a job!) However, even I was blown away by its accuracy in breaking down where my skin really needs a little bit of TLC. At first I tried the quiz for a bit of fun, but now I am using the results to indicate what products I really should be using. As a result, I have decided to trial out Tropic’s Glow Berry Brightening Serum to try and brighten and rejuvenate my tired looking skin! I will be updating my before and after once the 2 week trial period is over.