SkinConsult: artificial intelligence will appreciate the youthfulness of the skin. Will you risk it?

The entire editorial staff, with friends and relatives, have already taken the risk. And … I hasten to share my impressions and generally tell you more about SkinConsultAI.

First impressions

Artificial intelligence turned out to be quite gallant, and I received a couple of unexpected compliments from him, although some of my friends (of different ages) were almost offended by him … After literally everyone, young and old in my environment, underwent SkinConsult diagnostics, we decided to slip another photo one member of the family – a cat. But SkinConsult politely asked me to upload another photo. Behind this, a mute reproach was read, they say, there are no fools here and there is nothing to do stupid things …

His skin knows no human problems.

How SkinConsult was created

He is right. This is not snapchat for you. The SkinConsultAI system is backed by 15 years of scientific research. The dermatologists involved in the development observed how skin aging develops, what changes occur, in what sequence, at what points in time. A huge Atlas of Skin Aging has been compiled. The analysis of 10 thousand photos of the Atlas became the basis for training artificial intelligence. As a result of this gigantic work, a scientific article was published. Today, the system’s horizons are broad enough to clearly identify the 7 main signs of skin aging, which it evaluates on a five-point scale. These include:

  • dull complexion;

  • fine wrinkles;

  • large wrinkles;

  • expanded pores;

  • wrinkles around the eyes;

  • decrease in skin elasticity;

  • pigmentation.

Ethnic features of appearance are taken into account. Interestingly, in the course of the research, they tried to take into account and minimize errors associated with different lighting when photographing and even with grimaces. Although it is obvious that if you wrinkle your forehead, SkinConsult will honestly tell you about large wrinkles (verified).

One of the volumes of the same atlas of skin aging.

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How skin diagnostics work

I really liked the process of diagnosing / scanning a photo: gear circles slide over the image, as if feeling all possible problem areas – around the eyes, around the lips, on the wings of the nose. Involuntarily, you yourself begin to evaluate yourself with a critical, balanced look. Those 30 seconds are almost like a moment of truth.

The first step is uploading a selfie. © L’Oreal

Then the system asks for age and skin type. At first, I experienced some disappointment when I saw that I had to give clues. But in fact, it is important that SkinConsult compare the analyzed photo with its database, in which all the thousands of photos already mentioned are clearly ranked by age. After all, for example, for young people, enlarged pores are often a consequence of increased oiliness of the skin, and for those who are not very young, it is a consequence of the loss of its elasticity. Most importantly, this information is needed to form recommendations for care. Because the main task of SkinConsult is not to solve the puzzle about our age, but to help in the selection of anti-aging care, to show areas that require special attention.

Points of special attention are schematically marked on the result. This will be followed by skin care tips. © L’Oreal

As a result of the scan, we get an individual skin profile, which indicates our strengths and weaknesses – those that need targeted care. I have a dull complexion. And most of my testers, by the way, too, which disproved my hypothesis that dullness and pigmentation issues are determined solely by the camera. Probably, a dull complexion is a common problem for the inhabitants of an ecologically unfavorable metropolis, as the authors of SkinConsult claim. It is the environment that makes a significant contribution to the development of signs of skin aging.

What to expect from SkinConsult

So, convenience lies in the possibility of self-control over the condition of the skin and assistance with the selection of care. So, SkinConsult:

  • analyzes the signs of aging on a 5-point system and says which ones to focus on;

  • contains information about the ingredients that are now important to the skin;

  • recommends care, which can be purchased immediately at a discount.

It is clear that today this artificial intelligence will not replace a dermatologist or a cosmetologist (like all other applications for skin diagnostics that exist today), this is not a medical tool. But it seems very tempting to me to be diagnosed from time to time and check how anti-aging cosmetics work, and in general, what should I pay more attention to in skin care.

Since the diagnostics were developed by Vichy experts, care products are recommended from the rich collection of this particular brand. © L’Oreal

The authors of the study themselves state: “The proposed automatic evaluation system is aimed at isolating several specific features on the depicted face. It cannot be considered as a medical device or a professional diagnostic tool, but as a helper for a consumer in need of advice, as well as a tool for further scientific research.”

By the way, for those who are serious about security: uploaded photos are destroyed immediately after diagnosis and the formation of recommendations. Intelligence is intelligence, but it does not remember us, you can try again and again. And yet, make adjustments for the quality of the photo, mainly for lighting.

As for the care selected based on the results of the diagnostics, I was very pleased to see that 4 of the 5 recommended products are already in my arsenal, and I use them with great pleasure. So I don’t plan to apply the proposed promotional code for a 20% discount yet. And you?

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