Assay: Skin & Acne Tracker

You change five things at once. So you never learn which one worked. Assay changes one. HOW IT WORKS 1. THE BASELINE: For the first 7 days you change nothing about your routine. That week is the baseline, and it is there because your face already moves on its own. It drifts with sleep, weather, stress, and overall health. Until you know how much your skin moves when nothing is happening, an after photo cannot tell you anything. 2. THE SCAN: Then you start the care product, and only that product. You log 1 photo a day, lined up with the camera guide so your framing stays put. Tests run for 28 days by default. You can run longer when the question needs it, anywhere from 21 to 182 days, because a spot treatment might work fast while a retinoid often looks worse at 4 weeks and better at 12. 3. THE LOCK: Assay measures three things in your daily photos: redness, texture, and evenness. On day…