About Dermavitas

Questions and answers

What is Dermavitas?

Dermavitas is an AI-powered cosmetic skincare platform that turns a selfie and a six-question profile into a personalized AM/PM routine with ingredient-level reasoning and application order.

How long does an analysis take?

Under 60 seconds. No account is required to run the free skin analysis or to see the resulting routine.

Which tools are free?

AI Skin Analysis, Scan My Shelf, the Ingredient Checker (Should I Buy This?), the Routine Conflict Checker, and the Ingredient Library are all free.

What does premium add?

Premium adds the AI Skin Coach, the full AI toolkit, weekly progress photo tracking, routine reminders, and saved routines across devices.

Is Dermavitas medical advice?

No. Dermavitas provides cosmetic guidance only and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any medical condition. Acne, rosacea, eczema, and changing moles should be reviewed by a licensed dermatologist.

How does Scan My Shelf work?

You list or photograph the products you already own and Dermavitas sorts them into keep, skip, conflict, and missing buckets, then sequences the keepers into a working routine.

Tools and pages

• Free skin analysis — selfie plus questionnaire, returns an AM/PM routine.
• Free tools — index of all five free AI tools.
• Scan My Shelf — builds a routine from products you already own.
• Ingredient checker — judges a product by its ingredient list.
• Routine conflict checker — flags actives that should not be layered.
• Ingredient library — what each active does and pairs with.
• How it works — application order and method.
• Answers — direct answers to common skincare questions.
• Comparisons — Dermavitas versus other approaches, plus alternatives.
• Pricing — free and premium plans.

Library articles

• The four-product routine that beats a ten-step shelf — Most shelves contain three products doing the same job. Here is the shortest routine that still does everything a routine needs to do.
• AM and PM application order, explained by texture — Forget memorizing lists. One rule — thinnest to thickest, with two exceptions — gets the order right every time.
• Retinoids vs exfoliating acids: which one is your one active? — Both improve visible texture. They do it by different mechanisms, on different timelines, with very different tolerance costs.
• Niacinamide: what it actually does at 4%, 10%, and 20% — The most over-recommended ingredient in skincare is genuinely useful — at a much lower concentration than the marketing implies.
• Visible texture and midday shine: a cosmetic approach — Rough patches and a shiny T-zone usually come from the same place — a routine that strips, then over-corrects.
• How to read an ingredient list in 30 seconds — The front of the bottle is advertising. The back is a document, and it follows rules you can use.
• Vitamin C forms compared: which one is worth the shelf space — L-ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, THD ascorbate — different stability, different tolerance, very different price per result.
• Build a better routine from the products you already own — Before you buy anything, audit the shelf. Most people already own a complete routine and one or two conflicts.
• Sunscreen: how to choose one you will actually reapply — The best sunscreen is not the highest SPF. It is the one whose texture you tolerate at 2pm on a Tuesday.
• Hyaluronic acid and what hydration actually requires — A humectant alone can make dry skin feel drier. Hydration is a three-part job, and most routines only do one part.
• The two-week barrier reset for over-treated skin — Stinging, tightness, and sudden sensitivity are not a sign to add a soothing serum. They are a sign to remove almost everything.
• Cleanser types compared: gel, cream, balm, oil, and micellar — The cleanser is the step most likely to be wrong, and the cheapest one to fix. Here is what each format is actually for.

Blog articles

• AI skincare: how artificial intelligence improves your face routine (and where it falls short) — AI skincare uses a photo of your face and a few answers about your habits to build a routine that fits your skin instead of the average shopper. Here is what AI skincare actually does, what it can improve, what it cannot, and how to start free with Dermavitas.
• AI skin analysis: what it is, how it works, and how to get a real routine from a free scan — AI skin analysis reads a selfie the way a trained eye reads your face — zone by zone, in cosmetic terms. Here is how the technology actually works, what it can and cannot tell you, and how the free Dermavitas AI skin analysis turns one photo into an AM/PM routine.
• Skin analyzer: how the Dermavitas Skin AI Analyzer reads your face (and what the results mean) — A skin analyzer turns one selfie into a zone-by-zone read of shine, texture, pores, and tone. Here is what the Dermavitas Skin AI Analyzer measures, how to capture a photo it can trust, and how to turn the report into an AM/PM routine.
• Best AI face analyzer: what it is, how it works, and how to choose one — AI face analyzers turn a single selfie into a skin report — hydration, texture, pores, tone, and more. Here is how the technology works, what a good analysis includes, and how to pick a tool that actually improves your routine.
• How to improve skin texture: a complete guide to smoother, more even skin — Rough patches, enlarged pores, bumps, and uneven tone all come down to skin texture. Here is what actually causes it, the ingredients proven to smooth it, and a realistic week-by-week plan to get there.
• Face mapping: how to read your skin zone by zone (and scan it with AI) — Face mapping divides your face into zones — forehead, T-zone, cheeks, jawline — because each one behaves differently. Here is what each zone tells you, and how an AI face scan maps yours in seconds.
• Face analysis: how AI reads your skin from a selfie, and how to do it well — A face analysis turns one selfie into a map of shine, texture, and tone. Here is how the technology works, what it can and cannot see, and how to get an accurate read at home.
• Why your skincare routine should start with your shelf, not a shopping cart — Most people already own 70% of a good routine. The problem is order, pacing, and two products quietly cancelling each other out.
• The 60-second rule that shaped our skin analysis onboarding — Six questions and one photo. Everything else is asked later, once you've already seen something useful.
• How to read a skincare ingredient list in 30 seconds — The first five ingredients and the last five tell you almost everything. The marketing in the middle rarely does.
• Skincare progress photos only work if you take them badly the same way — Consistency beats quality. Same light, same angle, no filter — once a week is enough to see what four weeks of a routine did.
• Why Dermavitas stays cosmetic — and where a dermatologist starts — There is a clear line between improving how skin looks and treating a condition. We stay firmly on one side of it.
• The four skincare ingredient conflicts that actually matter — The internet lists dozens of forbidden combinations. In practice, a handful cause nearly all the irritation we see.
• AI dermatologist: what an AI skin analysis can actually tell you (and what it can't) — AI skin tools can read visible texture, tone, oil and hydration cues from a selfie and turn them into a routine. They cannot diagnose disease. Here is the honest line between the two.
• Acne face map: what breakouts on your forehead, chin, cheeks, and jawline actually mean — Face mapping is popular because breakout patterns are real. The organ-based version isn't. Here is what each zone genuinely tells you — and what to do about it.
• Fitzpatrick skin type: how to find yours, and what it changes about your skincare routine — The Fitzpatrick scale sorts skin into six types by how it reacts to sun — not by how light or dark it looks. Here is how to place yourself, and what each type means for actives, sunscreen, and marks.
• How to know your skin type at home: the bare-face test dermatology actually uses — Skin type is not a personality quiz. It is one observation about how much oil and water your barrier holds — and a clean face plus a clock tells you in two hours.
• Skin scanner: what a free AI skin analysis can and cannot tell you — A skin scanner reads light, texture and tone in a photo — not your biology. Here is exactly what that gets right, where it fails, and how to take a scan worth trusting.
• Face scanner guide: how to use AI to read your own facial skin like an expert — A face scanner does not replace expertise — it gives you the same inputs an expert works from. Here is how to capture them properly and read what comes back.
• Free skin checker: how to check your skin and your products with AI in five minutes — A skin checker answers two different questions — what your skin is doing, and whether the product in your hand belongs in your routine. Here is how to run both for free.
• Skin analysis: what it measures, how to do it at home, and how to read the results — A skin analysis is a structured read of what your skin is doing right now — oil, texture, redness, tone and blemish pattern — so your routine is built on evidence instead of guesswork.
• How to build a skincare routine from scratch: the five-step order that works — A good routine is five steps in a fixed order, not ten products. Here is the exact sequence, what each step does, which actives to add, and the mistakes that make routines fail.