At-Home Test Kits

Eli Health Hormometer review: reading your cortisol like a skin diary

Eli Health Hormometer is an at-home saliva cortisol test with 97% correlation to FDA gold standard. We tested it as a stress-acne…

Verisana cortisol test review: the $99 stress workup for stressed skin

Verisana's 4-sample saliva cortisol test maps your full diurnal curve for under $100. We mailed ours in and read the curve. Here's…

Dr. Elsa Jungman’s at-home microbiome test, tested honestly

Founder-led $149 skin microbiome swab test using next-gen sequencing. We sent ours in, read the report, and weighed the editorial against the…

Gallinee skin microbiome test review: a UK patch kit done slowly

Gallinee skin microbiome test review: a Sequential-powered forehead patch with a 3-week PDF report. Worth the price, with one big caveat.

ClarityX Clear DNA test review: when pharmacogenetics moonlights in skincare

ClarityX Clear DNA skin test review: a 16-SNP cheek swab from a pharmacogenetics lab. Worth the spend for stubborn pigmentation or acne.…

Spruka corneometer review: a pocket hydration meter for skincare nerds, tested honestly

An editorial review of the Spruka corneometer, a handheld home device that reads skin hydration, oil, and elasticity in seconds. Tested across…

HairOS by Roots by GA review: when a scalp DNA test reads like a quiet manual

An editorial review of HairOS by Roots by GA: what 50+ hair genes plus biomarkers actually tell you, who the test is…