Skin Bliss: Understanding the Skin Scores

The Skin Score in Skin Bliss is broken into two key parts:

• 🧖 Skin Type Score – How well is this product formulated for your base skin type (e.g., dry, oily, combo). Some products are clearly labeled "for oily skin" or "for dry skin," but many lie somewhere in between. Our system captures that nuance-rating how strongly aligned the product is with your skin type, not just whether it mentions it.
• 🎯 Skin Concern Score – Does the product include ingredients that specifically target your skin concerns (e.g., acne, redness, aging). We consider both the presence of beneficial ingredients and their likely concentration. That means a product with a tiny drop of niacinamide won't get the same score as one that uses it at an active, proven level.

How to interpret the scores?

When you see a product score in Skin Bliss-say, 22%-your first thought might be:

"Wait… is this bad for me?"

The answer is: Not necessarily!

Let's unpack what that score actually means-and why it's one of the most misunderstood features of skincare apps.

💡 Our Skin Score Is Relative, Not Absolute

Skin Bliss doesn't rate products in isolation. Instead, we evaluate them in the context of your skin profile and product category.

That means when you view a moisturizer score, you're seeing how it performs compared to all other moisturizers for your skin type or concern-not on some universal "good vs. bad" scale.

📊 Example:

Let's say you're looking for a cleanser and your profile is:

• Dry
• Acne-prone
• Eczema-prone

We then look at all cleansers that are:

• suitable for dry skin
• suitable for acne-prone skin
• suitable for eczema

Some products will overlap. Some will be great for one or two of those needs. A few will hit all three.

We rank all products for how suitable they are for each of your skin needs, one dimension at a time. For example, among cleansers targeting dry skin, we ask:

"Is Cleanser A more or less suitable than Cleanser B for dry skin?"

And so on-hundreds of comparisons later, we have a ranked list.

The result?

• If a product is the best match, it scores close to 100%
• If it's a mid-range match, it might score around 50–70%
• If most others are better suited than it, it may show as 10–20%

In the illustration above:

• Cleanser A scores 0%, but only because every other cleanser is a better match for dry skin-not because it's "bad"
• Cleanser D scores 67% because 4 out of 6 cleansers are worse suited for dry skin

Again, it's all relative.

🧠 What You Shouldn't Assume

• ❌ A score of 12% doesn't mean a product will harm your skin.
• ❌ A low score doesn't mean it's poorly formulated-it may just not be tailored for your unique skin profile.
• ❌ High score ≠ universally good-it just means it's a great match for you in this category.

🧭 TL;DR

Skin Bliss scores are context-aware. They're designed to reflect your individual needs-not some rigid beauty standard.

So when you see a score, don't ask: "Is this bad?"

Ask: "Is this the best fit for me right now?"

And that's what makes Skin Bliss different.