Skin Bliss: What Is the Efficiency Score?

Want to know how "potent" a product is? That's where the Efficiency Score comes in.

The Efficiency Score shows you how packed a product is with proven active ingredients.

We don't care about whether it's natural, trendy, or expensive. We care about results. So we ask:

• ✅ Does this product include actives that have a clinically supported impact on skin?
• 🔼 Are those ingredients likely present in useful concentrations?
• 🧮 How many different beneficial actives are present?

It's like looking at how "nutrient dense" your skincare is.

The more proven, high-quality ingredients in useful amounts, the higher the efficiency score.

📈 Interpreting the Score

The Efficiency Score is relative, just like our other scores. That means it tells you how a product performs compared to other products in the same category (e.g., moisturizers vs other moisturizers).

If a product scores:

• 90–100% → It's among the most concentrated in actives for its category
• 50–70% → It has a decent level of actives
• 0–30% → It contains fewer or very low-concentration actives relative to others

⚠️ This does not mean low-score products are bad.

Sometimes less is more-especially for sensitive skin or supportive steps in your routine like cleansers or moisturizers that don't need to be treatment-heavy.

💡 When to Use the Efficiency Score

This score shines when you're:

• 🧴 Comparing two products that both fit your skin profile
• ❓ Choosing between gentle vs. targeted actives
• 💰 Deciding if a product is worth the price based on what's inside

Let's say two serums match your profile. One scores 64% on efficiency, the other 91%. The higher-scoring one likely offers more active value for your concerns. But if your skin is sensitive, the lower-efficiency one might still be a better match for you.

Efficiency ≠ better for everyone.

It's just one more data point to empower your decision.

🔍 Recap

• 💥 Efficiency Score shows how many proven actives a product contains, and in what likely concentration
• 📊 It's relative-compared to other products in the same category
• ⚠️ It's not personalized-it tells you how potent the product is in general, not whether it suits your skin
• 🔄 Use it to compare similar products, weigh intensity vs gentleness, and choose what fits your goals

Skin Bliss is all about giving you the knowledge and context to choose products that work-for you.