SkinSAFE by Mayo Clinic — Science-Backed Skincare Safety Platform
Long-term embedded engineering partnership with Mayo Clinic — 180+ production builds shipped to tens of thousands of active users, with zero disruptions to the live platform across the entire 2+ year engagement.
SkinSAFE set out to solve a challenge millions face daily: complex and misleading skincare labels that make it difficult to identify safe products.
Consumers needed a clear, reliable, and science-backed solution to protect their skin health.
Three barriers making safe skincare harder than it should be
Mayo Clinic and HER Inc. needed a long-term engineering partner to continuously improve a clinical-grade skincare safety platform — keeping pace with a growing ingredient database, user growth, and evolving product requirements.
- —47,000+ products required ongoing validation, not a one-time data import
- —Any inaccuracy in a safety rating had real consequences for users with allergies
- —180+ production builds had to ship without introducing regressions into live safety data
- —Tens of thousands of active users meant zero tolerance for deployment downtime
- —Feature development had to run in parallel with database maintenance and bug fixes
- —Consistent velocity and quality had to be sustained over years, not a single sprint
Science-backed skincare intelligence, built for scale
Embedded engineering team delivering continuous feature development, bug fixes, performance improvements, and release management across 180+ production builds — zero disruption to tens of thousands of active users.
By combining expert knowledge with intuitive design, SkinSAFE empowers users to make confident skincare decisions.
What changed — measurably
The implementation of SkinSAFE brought measurable benefits to users:
Greater confidence in choosing safe skincare products
Reduced exposure to allergens and irritants
Streamlined product selection and healthier daily routines
Improved long-term skin health through informed decisions
What stands out most is their strong sense of ownership and partnership. They don't just execute tasks — they actively think through problems, suggest better approaches, and contribute to product and technical decisions in a meaningful way.
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