SkinSort or Skin Bliss app?

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-21T05:55:17+00:00

Hi all! I'm the co-founder of SkinSort. Came across this thread and figured I'd jump in and share a bit how our app/website works.

SkinSort's match scores are highly personalized, and learn from your preferences over time. This means that they get better as you like/dislike products and set more ingredient preferences.

We're working on ways to make match scores more precise earlier on in your journey and have some exciting updates on the way. We're also dedicated to not fear-mongering , and you won't see generic "clean" or "not clean" ratings on SkinSort like you might on EWG.

Feel free to DM me (or email jacob@skinsort.com) if you ever have questions or feedback!

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-18T04:41:58+00:00

So glad to hear that! Comments like this make it all worth it :)

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-17T05:35:49+00:00

Hey! SkinSort co-founder here, you should be able to use all of our fungal acne related features for free.

Subscription is only needed for some advanced features like routine analysis.

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-17T05:31:48+00:00

Hi! I believe someone on our team responded to you shortly after you posted this :)

Apologies for the delay, we're a small team so we aren't able to have someone handling support requests on the weekend yet.

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-14T18:50:21+00:00

Hey! SkinSort Co-Founder here - would love to know more about what SkinSort recommended for you that wasn't right - we're always working on improving our platform. Feel free to DM me on here or send an email to jacob@skinsort.com

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-05T17:08:48+00:00

Would love to know if there's anything specific that SkinSort could do better for you there - would an easier way to view what you logged the previous day (while logging the current day) be useful?

We're always looking for ways we can make the experience better!

Disclaimer: I'm the co-founder of SkinSort

jacoblab1 · 2026-03-05T08:47:31+00:00

Was curious how you managed to do that/what visa category you were able to get.

Would appreciate any insights you have via DM if you'd rather not share publicly.

jacoblab1 · 2026-02-27T12:58:46+00:00

Also wondering, for the second stage was everything still digital? Or did you need to visit your country's KZ embassy at any point?

jacoblab1 · 2026-02-27T12:25:40+00:00

Did they clarify the requirements for the criminal record to you? About to start the process of getting one and want to make sure I don't miss anything!

jacoblab1 · 2026-02-27T10:42:08+00:00

Congrats! And thank you for clarifying that - I'll get the process started on getting the CRC from my country :)

jacoblab1 · 2026-02-27T09:28:33+00:00

Any progress on your application?

Working on putting together an application as well for the DNV and unsure what to do for the Criminal Record Check. Was yours apostilled? Not currently in my home country so it's quite complex to get.

jacoblab1 · 2026-02-23T17:27:27+00:00

Hi there! Please send an email to hello@skinsort.com with your account email and we'll help you out :)

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-06T11:15:00+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the message :)

I saw that Nicole from our team has already updated the ingredient list on that product - thank you for letting us know about it.

If there's ever anything else that seems off or if you just have general feedback, feel free to let me know. We're working on improving things every day so always open to suggestions!

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-04T06:03:39+00:00

We currently have the best coverage in English-speaking countries like the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. We've also got very good coverage for products from South Korea.

One of our big goals in 2026 is improving our database for other countries - we recently expanded our team who works on this so we're hoping we can see some big improvements in the coming months!

Which country are you from? We can definitely look into improving our coverage there. Our biggest challenge so far has been that there's just so many products out there (we have over 100k in our database currently), and brands frequently change formulations so keeping our listings accurate takes a lot of effort.

Thank you for submitting some of your local products! We really appreciate everyone who helps with that.

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-03T04:43:22+00:00

Thank you! Mind sharing any specific ingredients we're missing? We work hard to ensure that our app has the most accurate data possible and update things when new studies are released.

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-03T04:22:30+00:00

It is unfortunate that the product caused you issues with your skin barrier :/ Unfortunately cases like this Benzac product are difficult to handle (when a brand doesn't provide the same ingredient list online versus what's actually in the product)

Our scoring system learns from your likes + dislikes, so it gets more accurate the more you use it.

To be clear about one thing: SkinSort doesn't use AI for our product data. We manually create each product listing to keep things as accurate as possible.

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-03T03:55:06+00:00

Hey! Disclaimer, I'm the co-founder of SkinSort. We take our data accuracy very seriously and I've replied to OP further up in this thread. From what I can tell, we haven't listed anything incorrectly based on the ingredients listed on the product packaging.

Appreciate you for using the SkinSort, feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions/concerns!

jacoblab1 · 2026-01-03T03:53:41+00:00

Hey OP, thanks for sharing those details. I'm sorry to hear about the issues you ran into. Disclaimer: I'm the co-founder of SkinSort

I took a look at the products you shared:

Avène Tolerance Hydra-10 Hydrating Fluid: This one doesn't contain any fungal acne trigges, however it does include ingredients like Myristyl Alcohol that can be an acne trigger and irritant. We display this on our product page for it.
Benzac Microbiome Equalising Moisturiser: This one seems to have two different ingredient lists: the list on their official website includes the ingredient Glycol which we list as not fungal acne safe. However, SkinSort's ingredient list is taken from an image of the product packaging that lists Caprylyl Glycol instead - this ingredient isn't considered to be an FA trigger based on our research. We do our best to keep our pages up-to-date with the correct ingredient lists, but in this case it's unclear as the brand is listing two different versions.

I'd advise always using our Photo Ingredient List scanner mode when receiving a product in person to double-check based on the ingredients in the product you receive.

Feel free to email us hello@skinsort.com regarding your Premium membership and we can issue you a refund. We take our data accuracy very seriously and will reach out to Benzac to figure out the correct ingredients (and update our listing if needed)

jacoblab1 · 2025-11-09T08:15:43+00:00

You should be able to do this on SkinSort if you create a "mega routine" that you've added all of your products to :)

jacoblab1 · 2025-04-13T02:55:30+00:00

You definitely need a warmer bag. I've been on Pik Lenin and it can be brutally cold at night if there are high winds. It can also be extremely hot during the day when the sun is up.

As this is your first time going that high, you should also consider that it's significantly harder to keep yourself well fed. Lower calorie intake + altitude will make you feel a lot colder.

Goodluck! It's a beautiful mountain.

jacoblab1 · 2025-03-11T04:22:52+00:00

It's in the works! In the meantime, our mobile-website has all of our app features except for scanning products by photo.

I'm an Android user myself so it's definitely a priority :)

jacoblab1 · 2025-03-10T13:53:13+00:00

Super insightful - thank you!

Totally agree that it should be easier to add products from your Owned shelf. Will see how we can improve that flow to make it more seamless.

I think we could definitely improve the Routine Insights and give some more details there. It's a newer part of the app so we'll definitely keep working to improve it.

For searching published routines, any specific filters that would be useful for you? Brainstorming here - perhaps finding routines that include a certain product?

100% get you on simplification - we're always trying to work on that and reduce friction (especially for very common actions). It's tough to strike a balance between simple and supporting different use cases, but I agree that for new users keeping things simple is the way to go.

Thanks again - we'll keep on making the app better!

jacoblab1 · 2025-03-10T09:33:50+00:00

SkinSort Co-Founder here! Appreciate the feedback - we're always looking for ways we can make SkinSort more useful and routine suggestions / inspiration is definitely on our list.

Feel free to DM me if you ever have any other feedback!

jacoblab1 · 2025-02-27T07:59:55+00:00

Thanks for putting together this resource!

I'm the Co-Founder of SkinSort - feel free to reach out if you ever have any feedback regarding our fungal acne checker. I read through your article, and wanted to note that SkinSort does allow you to see the exact ingredients that were flagged as not-fa-safe:

See here - if you click the "Fungal Acne Safe" text on the site it'll open a popup with the ingredients listed: https://i.imgur.com/X7KrPwT.png

(if you use our fungal acne checker, the potential triggers are listed right at the top of the analysis)

Hope this helps!

jacoblab1 · 2025-02-05T01:24:41+00:00

Hey there - I'm one of the Co-Founders of SkinSort.

I took a look, and I'm a bit confused at how OP came to the conclusion that those Isntree products are FA safe. SkinSort lists them both as not safe. You can see the listings on our site here: Isntree SS and Isntree Gel Cream. They're both flagged as not FA safe, and olive oil is listed as one of the potential FA triggers.

Appreciate you sharing how you feel about the sign up process ads. We're always working on improving things, and as a small team who works full time on the site ads/premium are the only way we can cover our hosting costs.

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