This project is now complete.

The Skin Well® Project (2023-2026) was an independent inquiry into the systems surrounding skin health.

The project explored four areas where I believed meaningful change could improve public understanding of skin and access to appropriate:

• Public information – that skin should have a stronger place in public health messaging.

• Education – that education and training should be appropriate to scope of practice and level of risk.

• Regulation – that the profession should be more consistently regulated.

• Protected professional titles – to help the public better understand who they are seeing and the level of training and accountability behind that title.

One outcome of The Skin Well® Project was the submission and acceptance of a petition by the UK Parliament’s Petitions Committee, calling for greater recognition of skin within public health messaging.

Although the project is now complete, its thinking continues to shape my current work, including:

• Making Skin Make Sense™
  A skin literacy philosophy centred on helping people understand their skin before deciding how to care for it.

• The SkinChat Method®
  A consultation framework that helps people explore their skin through patterns, signals, load and support.

• Understand Your Skin Consultation

  A one-one consultation designed to help people make sense of their skin and make more confident skincare decisions.

• Skin Pattern Finder™
  An observational tool that helps people recognise how their skin tends to behave over time.

• The Real Skin Family™
  Educational stories that bring the biology of the skin to life through memorable characters.

Thank you to everyone who supported The Skin Well® Project and contributed to the conversations along the way.