Our Science

How your formula gets built.

PROVEN reads 47 skin factors against 28 million data points to build one formula per person. This is how the system works — and the evidence that it does.

Find My FormulaMIT-recognized · Patent-protected
Macro analysis of skin, the PROVEN system reading its factors.
28M28 million data pointscross-referenced for your profile
1One formulamade only for you
The System

Quiz to formula, step by step.

Your quiz answers map to the Skin Genome Project, where the algorithm identifies your skin profile and generates a formula with specific ingredients at precise concentrations.

1

Take the quiz

47 skin factors — genetics to water hardness.

2

Map to the database

Answers cross-reference the Skin Genome Project.

3

Identify your profile

Not a category. You.

4

Select & concentrate

Specific ingredients at precise concentrations.

5

Your formula

Made fresh, when you order.

One worked example

Arid climate, high UV, a flagged sensitivity, and your niacinamide is set to 4% — not 10%, because a higher dose irritates sensitive skin without working any harder.

The Skin Genome Project™

The world's largest skin database.

Your formula is built on the largest skincare database ever assembled — 20,000+ ingredients, 100,000+ products, and 20,000+ peer-reviewed studies, analyzed by the Skin Genome Project.

28M+
data points analyzed
20,000+
skincare ingredients cataloged
100,000+
products analyzed
20,000+
peer-reviewed studies
Activated Terrain macro of real skin — the algorithm's view of the surface it reads.
1,500+
genes that shape skin
8M+ customer reviews analyzed
Who built it
Dr. Amy Yuan in the lab — Co-Founder of PROVEN and creator of the Skin Genome Project.
Amy Yuan
Co-founder · PhD, Computational Physics

Built by a physicist.

PROVEN's AI wasn't bought off a shelf — it was built by co-founder Amy Yuan, a computational-physics PhD, and developed with a Stanford dermatology partnership.

2 U.S. patents · personalizationMIT AI Technology of the Year, 2018Stanford · dermatology partnership10 published papers
The difference

A formula, not a ranking.

Most "personalized" skincare re-ranks the same catalog, so everyone receives a different arrangement of identical products. PROVEN generates one formula per person — specific ingredients, precise concentrations, built for your skin and no one else's.

Catalog sorting
Same products, reordered.

A different ranking of the same shelf. Everyone ends up choosing from one catalog.

PROVEN
One formula, engineered.

100,000+ unique formulations produced. No two alike — yours is generated, not selected.

Adaptive

Your formula adapts with you.

When your skin shifts with the seasons, stress, or a move, your formula updates to match. 40% of customers receive seasonal adaptations and 28% receive a completely new regimen over time.

The PROVEN personalized system — cleanser, day moisturizer, and night cream — set out on a counter.
Winter formula

Barrier & moisture

Hyaluronic acid2.0%
Niacinamide4%
Ceramide complexHigh
Summer formula

Lighter, brighter

Hyaluronic acid1.0%
Niacinamide5%
Vitamin CAdded

Illustrative example. Your formula and concentrations are built from your own 47 factors.

The evidence
93%
of customers reported visible improvement within 30 days.
Independent clinical study · 2019

Statistically significant gains in skin elasticity and firmness over 28 days.

What the evidence shows.

Two kinds of evidence stand behind the system: what customers report, and what an independent study measured. Neither carries the page alone.

In the independent clinical study, participants agreed:
84%

"When I wake up, my skin looks revitalized."

81%

"My skin looks brighter and more radiant."

87%

"With the cream, my skin feels softer."

PROVEN customer Alea — before and after, acne visibly cleared.
Alea
Acne · breakouts
PROVEN customer Adrienne — before and after, improved firmness and fine lines.
Adrienne
Fine lines · dryness
PROVEN customer Felicia — before and after, reduced hyperpigmentation and dark spots.
Felicia
Hyperpigmentation · dark spots
80%
of customers keep their routine on subscription
100,000+
unique formulations produced to date

Independent third-party clinical study, 2019 — 28 days, 33 subjects across ages and skin tones. Elasticity and firmness measured instrumentally (statistical significance p<0.05); 84% / 81% / 87% reflect participant self-assessment agreement from the same study panel. "93% reported improvement" is from an internal customer survey. Individual results vary.

Questions, answered.

Is PROVEN's AI real, or just a quiz?

Real. The quiz is the input; the Skin Genome Project's algorithm does the work, translating your 47 factors into a formula no catalog could produce.

How is this different from other "personalized" brands?

Most sort an existing catalog. PROVEN generates a unique formula per person — over 100,000 produced, no two identical.

Who built the technology?

Co-founder Amy Yuan, a computational-physics PhD with two U.S. patents, developed it alongside a Stanford dermatology partnership.

What evidence shows it works?

An independent 2019 clinical study found statistically significant gains in skin elasticity over 28 days, and 93% of customers reported visible improvement within 30 days.

Is my quiz data private?

Yes. Your answers build your formula and are never sold to advertisers.

See what your skin needs.

The quiz takes about three minutes, and your answers stay yours — used to build your formula, never sold.

Find My Formula
3-minute quiz · 100,000+ formulations · Free reformulation