Skip to main content

Neutrogena and FitSkin’s new tools examine your skin with the help of an iPhone

Introducing Neutrogena Skin360™ | Next-Gen Skin Care
With so many skin care products on the market, it can be tough to figure out which one is right for your skin type. In an effort to make that process easier, Neutrogena and FitSkin are unveiling a new beauty tool and app that will not only analyze your skin but also identify which products to use and help formulate a routine.

The SkinScanner — powered by FitSkin — uses 12 high-powered LED lights, sensors, and a 30x magnification lens to track your skin’s health both above and below the surface. This type of technology was originally only available to dermatologists, but is now expanding to the consumer market, and promises to make skin care easier and more accessible.

All you’ll need to do is attach the scanner to your iPhone, hold it up to your face, and allow the sensors to examine your skin. Used in conjunction with the Neutrogena Skin360 app, you’ll receive a score for your pore size, lines, wrinkles, and skin moisture levels.

The app will then provide you with a personalized regimen and product choices that best suit your skin. You can also use it to journal your progress, set skin care goals, and measure your results using crowdsourced data from others who are also using the app.

Since Neutrogena Skin360 maintains an associated website, you can research or purchase any of the recommended items through the app as well. The embedded technology of the SkinScanner also uses machine learning, which means your recommendations will get smarter as you use the tool more frequently.

Beauty brands have recently become far more eager to enter the technology space. Last month, NYX introduced its  “Impossibly NYX Professional Makeup” virtual reality makeup tutorial.

Using Samsung Gear VR, customers shopping in a NYX store can watch beauty vloggers demonstrate makeup tutorials. As the steps progress, products float across the screen — giving you an up-close look of the exact products being used so that you can easily shop for them afterward.

Prior to that, MAC Cosmetics launched its own beauty mirror using ModiFace’s AR technology. Instead of physically trying on makeup looks, you’re able to stand in front of the mirror and preview what a certain product will look like.

Both MAC and NYX are allowing customers the opportunity to push boundaries with their makeup looks. But brands have yet to introduce technology that will also address what’s beneath the makeup — and that’s skin.

FitSkin and Neutrogena’s latest innovation will hopefully help to eliminate the pain points of finding the perfect products while avoiding pricey and time-consuming dermatologist appointments. Johnson & Johnson will be debuting the SkinScanner at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.

The Neutrogena Skin360 app and the SkinScanner will be released this summer. The tool is priced at $50, and will be sold exclusively through Neutrogena.

Editors' Recommendations

Brenda Stolyar
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Brenda became obsessed with technology after receiving her first Dell computer from her grandpa in the second grade. While…
Your iPhone just got a new iOS update, and you should download it right now
iPhone 15 Pro display with iPhone 15 Pro Max in background.

Apple has just released a new security update, iOS 17.4.1. This comes a little over two weeks after iOS 17.4, which was a big update. iOS 17.4.1 doesn't add any new features, but it's still an important update you'll want to download as soon as you can.

With iOS 17.4.1, Apple states that the update “provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.” Apple doesn’t mention any specifics of these bug fixes, but more details on what this security update addresses may be revealed at a later date.

Read more
The DOJ has sued Apple over the iPhone. Here’s what it means for you
The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro seen from the back.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro (left) and iPhone 15 Pro Max Andy Boxall / Digital Trends

If you're reading this article, chances are you have an iPhone. It's also quite likely that your friends and family members also use an iPhone. The iPhone is the smartphone of choice for millions of people in the U.S., and now, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Apple over the iPhone monopoly it has established over the years.

Read more
UPS worker accused of nabbing $1.3M worth of iPhones and other Apple gear
A MacBook and iPhone in dark red light.

The desirability and high value of iPhones and other Apple devices make the gear a popular target for criminals looking to make a fast buck.

In the latest such case, a now former UPS employee is accused of stealing more than $1.3 million worth of Apple iPhones and laptops from the shipping company’s warehouse in Winnipeg, Canada, before selling them in an operation that continued for seven months, the Winnipeg Free Press reported this week.

Read more