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The Academy is almost ready.

A free course in skin, in plain words. Short lessons, a picture to play with in every one, a few questions to check it stuck, and a certificate at the end. The first program is finished and in testing now; two more are on the way.

ACADEMYOPENING SOONThe Academy3 programs · free
Three programs

One path, built in order.

Each program is a set of short modules taken one after another, with an exam at the end of each module and a certificate at the end of the program.

In testing Program 1

Skin Essentials

Written, built and now being tested by a small group of early students before it opens to everyone. Five short modules on what your skin is doing, what a label is really telling you, and how to build a routine that works, with a picture to play with in every lesson and a certificate at the end.

Your Skin, in One SittingReading a Label Without FearThe 25 Ingredients Everyone Should KnowThe Seven Concerns at a GlanceA Routine That Works

5 modules · 33 lessons

Coming soon Program 2

Skin Literacy

The deep course: fourteen modules on how skin works and the conditions people live with, from acne and eczema to pigment, rosacea and the scalp.

How Skin WorksReading a Product Like an ExpertAcne & Oily SkinDry Skin, Eczema & the Damaged Barrier +10 more

14 modules · 269 lessons

Coming later Program 3

Skincare Advisor

For people who help others with their skin: what can honestly be said, what can't, and when to send someone to a doctor.

The Role and Its LimitsThe ConsultationRed Flags and the HandoffScope, Law and the Never-Say List +4 more

8 modules · 136 lessons

How a lesson will work

About five minutes, four steps.

No streaks, no schedule and nothing that counts the days. Each lesson is short enough for a coffee, and each one opens the next.

  1. 1
    ReadOne short page in plain words.
  2. 2
    PictureA drawing you can touch: strip a wall, turn a dial, sort a shelf.
  3. 3
    QuizA few questions. A wrong answer shows you why.
  4. 4
    DoneThe points to keep, a card for your collection, and the next door.

About the certificate: it will be a Certificate of Completion, with a code anyone can check. It proves you finished a careful, evidence-based course and passed every exam in it. It isn’t a medical or accredited qualification, and we won’t present it as one.

Be the first to hear when the doors open.

Leave your email and we’ll write once, the day Skin Essentials opens. We won’t use it for anything else.

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