The Science Story Behind Acie™

Authored by: Flora Bui, Dr. Son Phan, Dr. David Botequim

Just like every material in the universe has Electricical Resistance, your skin has its own — constantly changing with your health, your habits, and your time.

Acie decodes that resistance into insight — turning skin’s hidden physics into personalized care.

The Physics of Everything — Electrical Resistance (R)

Since our first physics lessons, we’ve learned that every material in this world has a unique electrical resistivity:

- Metal conducts easily,

- Wood resists more,

- Glass almost blocks current.

That simple law of physics — Ohm’s Law — describes how energy moves through matter.

And it’s not just for objects — it applies to us.

Our skin, our tissues, even our cells — each has a distinct electrical signature that changes with their structure, composition, and health.

The Skin: A Living Circuit

Our skin is not just a barrier — it’s a living, dynamic electrical system.

• The outer layer (stratum corneum) resists current, like insulation.
• Beneath it, the dermis conducts through fluids and ions.
• Hydration, oil balance, cell density, and damage all shift its electrical properties.

When skin is healthy — hydrated, elastic, intact — electricity flows in stable, predictable ways.

When it’s dry, inflamed, aging, or diseased, that flow changes dramatically.

In physics terms, your skin’s resistance (R) and reactance (Xc) shift — together forming a unique bio-impedance signature.

That’s the hidden language of your skin’s health.

The Core of Acie™ — Learning the Skin’s Electrical Language

Acie’s proprietary AI-powered impedance biosensor listens to this language.

We measure how tiny electrical signals pass through the skin — noninvasively, painlessly, in real time — and translate them into meaningful data:

• Hydration (how well the skin stores and transfers water)
• Elasticity & firmness (the integrity of collagen structures)
• Barrier strength (how well it retains moisture and blocks irritants)
• Cellular health & aging patterns (how bio-impedance evolves over time)

Every reading becomes part of a multi-dimensional “R-map” — a digital fingerprint of your skin’s health.

From Resistance to Intelligence — AI Pattern Recognition

Using thousands of impedance readings across individuals, skin types, and conditions, our AI learns to recognize patterns of health and stress.

Just like ECG detects heart irregularities from electrical patterns,

Acie detects skin irregularities — from early barrier damage to dehydration or premature aging — by mapping the skin’s resistance spectrum.

The AI benchmarks your readings against reference models:

• “This hydration curve matches a youthful, well-rested skin profile.”
• “This impedance phase shift resembles early barrier dysfunction.”
• “This pattern predicts early micro-inflammatory change before it’s visible.”

The result is a living, learning skin intelligence — continuously improving with every user.

Why This Matters — The Physics of Prevention

Traditional skincare reacts after visible symptoms appear.

Acie uses physics to see beneath the surface, catching shifts at the electrical level — the earliest sign of imbalance.

This allows us to:

• Detect stress and dehydration before wrinkles form.
• See microbarrier failure before irritation starts.
• Track how lifestyle, sleep, and nutrition truly affect your skin at the bioelectrical level.

It’s physics meeting physiology, turning invisible changes into actionable data.

The Vision — A New Skin Language

By mapping how skin’s “R” evolves through hydration, emotion, age, and environment,

we’re building the world’s first Skin Electrical Atlas — a data-driven foundation for personalized skincare, wellness, and early disease detection.

One day, your skin’s electrical signature could be as recognizable and meaningful as your heartbeat.