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The Skinic blog — page 5

How skin analysis actually works, what the data says about routines, and the decisions behind our privacy model.

A man sitting on a changing room bench seen from behind, small bumps visible across his shoulders and upper back in warm light.
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Back and Chest Acne — And When It Is Not Acne At All

Three quarters of people with one common acne mimic had already been treated for acne without success. Two questions separate them — and body skin is different enough from facial skin that the routine needs to change anyway.

17 September 2026 · 10 min readRead
A woman sitting on the edge of a bath in bright bathroom light, the skin on her lower leg showing small dark dots in the follicular openings.
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Strawberry Skin Is Not Dirt in Your Pores

The dark dots on your legs are not trapped dirt, and scrubbing has never made them lighter. They are one of three different things, and which one you have decides what actually works.

15 September 2026 · 10 min readRead
A person seated in hard side light with a bare forearm resting on their knee, showing a raised, well-defined scaly patch on the outer elbow.
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Eczema or Psoriasis? Telling Them Apart by Sight

Two conditions, similar patches, different diseases. The edge of the patch, where it sits on your body, and what your nails look like will tell you more than the redness will.

14 September 2026 · 10 min readRead

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