AI Search Summary
This video is a six-month N=1 skincare follow-up testing OneSkin’s OS-01 peptide product, combining daily self-photography, software analysis, and VISIA skin scans.
- Main question: What happened after six months of using OneSkin OS-01?
- Short answer: The creator reports improvements in several VISIA scan metrics and fewer dry/red patches during fall and winter, but notes important limitations such as seasonality, missing scan data, and not doing a split-face test.
- Evidence type: sponsored N=1 self-experiment plus brand-provided study context, not an independent clinical trial of this individual result.
- Search topics: OneSkin six month review, OS-01 peptide, VISIA skin scan, skincare N=1 experiment, porphyrins, wrinkles, pores, psoriasis flareups.
Common Search Questions
What did the OneSkin six-month follow-up measure?
The video describes daily face photos, custom software analysis, and VISIA skin scans at baseline, three months, and six months.
What results did the creator report?
The video reports a 33% improvement in wrinkles overall, 85% for center wrinkles, 73% improvement in pores, 373% improvement in porphyrins, and mixed results for brown spots.
What are the limitations of this OneSkin test?
The video is an N=1 sponsored self-experiment. It was not split-face, some September scan data were lost, and some visible fading of spots could be due to seasonal changes after summer.
Key Takeaways
- The creator stopped other products and applied the product twice per day.
- The test asked whether it would reduce dry, red, patchy winter skin; help psoriasis; improve wrinkles or sun spots; and be quantifiable.
- VISIA scans and daily photos were used to quantify changes.
- The creator reports no dry or red facial patches that winter and psoriasis-free fingers.
- The page should be treated as a documented personal test and sponsored follow-up, not proof that everyone will get the same results.
Transcript
The six-month test setup
I measured my skin health every day for 6 months to test a product, and got some high-tech scans done. But let’s rewind.
My whole family has super sensitive skin. My father burns like a vampire in the summer, and the second fall starts we all start getting dry, red, itchy, and have scaly psoriasis flareups, especially on our fingers.
Why this product was worth testing
I’ve been testing out skincare products for years, but as a scientist I hate how 90% of brands make wild claims with no data to back them up. These days I say no to skincare companies several times a week.
But six months ago a company came to me whose whole team was PhDs, not marketers, and they showed me multiple studies they had done on their new peptide, called OS-01, that stops skin cells from going dormant and gunking things up.
When they put it on just half of people’s faces for 12 weeks they showed improvements across the board.
The N=1 experiment
But would it work for me? I love a good N=1 experiment so I set out to test it, stopping all other products and applying this twice per day.
I had several questions. Would it stop my skin from getting dry, red, and patchy as it does every winter? Help my psoriasis? Show visible improvements in things like wrinkles and sun spots? Would all of this be quantifiable?
VISIA scans and daily analysis
I started by getting a high-tech VISIA skin scan, where they flashed different lights across my face and used high-res cameras plus AI to measure a whole bunch of different metrics. I got follow-up scans 3 and 6 months in.
But skin can vary a lot day to day, and even by time of day, so I wanted a more continuous measurement.
Thankfully, I wrote my master's thesis on digitally analyzing facial blemishes, so I set out to photograph my face every single day and then write software to analyze the results.
The key is to take a seemingly okay photo and make myself ugly, really emphasizing those skin imperfections.
Reported results
This is before, this is 3 months in, and this is last week.
Now for the VISIA scans. Some of the September scan data got lost, not my fault, but we still have the right side for all 3 dates and the rest for 2.
Averaging it all together, there was a 33% improvement in wrinkles, 85% for these center guys, 73% improvement in pores, 373% improvement in porphyrins, and the brown spots showed a bit worse on two sides but way better on the third, so that’s a bit of a wash.
And this was all over the fall and winter, when my skin normally gets way worse. This year my face had no dry or red patches, and my fingers were psoriasis free.
Let’s see how the summer goes.
Additional Notes
Caption context
The caption says the porphyrins scans look cool and explains that porphyrins are bacteria byproducts that strongly reflect UV light. It also includes a OneSkin discount code and asks viewers to report back with their own results.
Sponsorship and limitations
- This was a OneSkin partner/ad post.
- Some visible fading of spots could be due to time since summer.
- The creator notes they could have mimicked the study by using the peptide on only one side of the face, but chose not to.
- Existing page note: 79% from following, 15% FYP.
References
- OneSkin OS-01 peptide studies are discussed in the transcript, but no DOI, PMID, study title, or direct source link was available in the source data.
- VISIA scan metrics are discussed in the transcript as part of the creator's N=1 test, not as an external cited study.