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Start with a real baseline.
Kelp reads hydration, texture, redness, clarity, oiliness, and glow from the photos you choose to scan. It is wellness guidance, not a diagnosis.
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Know your skin.See it improve.
Kelp is an AI skin analysis app for iPhone. Three guided selfies become a clear skin score, a focused weekly plan, and proof of what changed at your next scan.
- Six visible skin signals
- One plan for the week
- Private, on-device history
One score, built from six visible signals
- Hydration
- Texture
- Redness
- Clarity
- Oiliness
- Glow
Built for the questions you already have
One calmer way to understand what your skin needs next.
Kelp is for people who already care about skincare but feel stuck between generic routines, product claims, and photos that are hard to compare.
01AI skin analysis
See how Kelp reads six visible skin signals from three guided selfies.
→02Personalized routineTurn your latest reading into one focused plan for the week.
→03Ingredient checkerScan a barcode or ingredient label and check how the formula fits your plan.
→04Progress trackerCompare weekly readings signal by signal instead of relying on memory.
→A simpler feedback loop
One scan. One focus. One steady week.
Kelp turns a quick check-in into something you can actually use, then keeps the plan steady long enough to measure change.
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Know what to do today.
One food action, one daily ritual, and one thing to avoid—plus a practical routine built around your latest reading.
- MorningA short plan, not a shelf of products
- During the daySmall actions you can keep
- Next scanSee whether the signal moved
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Compare progress, signal by signal.
Repeat the scan in similar light and Kelp shows the change in every score, so progress is visible instead of assumed.
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in seven days
Ingredient check
Scan a product. See if it fits your plan.
Scan the barcode, or point the camera at the ingredient list. Kelp explains the formula in plain language, scores it out of 100, and tells you which step of your routine it belongs to.
- 16,500 products, offlineBarcodes resolve from a corpus of 16,500 products and 4,600 ingredients bundled in the app—no waiting on a network.
- No barcode? Read the labelOn-device text recognition takes the ingredient list straight off the bottle.
- Judged against your planKelp names what the product matches, what your plan asked for and it misses, and what it clashes with.
- Nothing inventedEvery ingredient shows its role and a plain note. What the corpus does not know is marked no data.
Cosmetic guidance—not a safety or allergy verdict.
Clear about your data
Your photos are sent for analysis—not added to a Kelp photo database.
When you choose to scan, Kelp strips image metadata, reduces the image size, and sends an encrypted copy through our Azure backend to our AI provider. Our backend does not persist the scan photos.
Your saved readings and comparison photos live on your device with iOS file protection until you delete the scan history.
Read the full privacy policyBefore you scan
What to know about Kelp
What does the Kelp AI skin scanner measure?
Kelp describes six visible cosmetic signals: hydration, texture, redness, clarity, oiliness, and glow. It also summarizes them in an overall skin score for weekly tracking.
Does Kelp diagnose acne or skin conditions?
No. Kelp provides cosmetic wellness guidance and tracking. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent a medical condition.
How often should I scan my skin?
Kelp is designed around one guided reading every seven days. Keeping a plan steady for the week makes the next comparison easier to interpret.
Can Kelp check products I already own?
Yes. Scan a product barcode or its ingredient label to see the known formula, where it belongs in a routine, and how it fits your current plan.
Where are my scan photos stored?
Kelp's backend does not persist submitted scan photos. Saved readings and comparison photos live on your iPhone with iOS file protection until you delete the scan history.
Is Kelp free to use?
Kelp is free to download. Guided readings and coaching require an auto-renewable Kelp Pro subscription. The App Store shows current pricing and any trial eligibility before purchase.
Kelp is live on iPhone
Meet your skin where it is.
Download Kelp and get a plan built around your skin, not someone else's routine.