Skin changes over time.
Not randomly.
Not permanently.
Many people notice repeating patterns in how their skin responds to pressure, rest, rhythm, and environment.
SkinArchetype exists to describe those patterns.
Nothing more.
A reference, not a recommendation
Most skin information moves quickly toward answers.
This space does not.
Here, skin is observed across time and context.
Without urgency.
Without instruction.
No diagnoses.
No conditions.
No promises.
Just language for experiences people already recognise.
A way of seeing patterns
Skin does not behave in isolation.
It reflects:
- pace
- load
- recovery
- change
These influences leave traces.
Not as faults.
Not as problems to solve.
Skin archetypes sit at this level.
They describe tendencies, not outcomes.
What skin archetypes are
Skin archetypes are descriptive frameworks.
They are used to:
- group recurring skin behaviours
- name common response patterns
- notice overlaps and shifts over time
They are not fixed.
They are not exclusive.
They can change.
An archetype is a lens.
Not an identity.
What they are not
Skin archetypes are not:
- medical categories
- diagnoses
- skin “types”
- permanent labels
They do not suggest treatment.
They do not direct action.
They do not imply urgency.
Recognition is the endpoint.
The framework
The Skin Archetype framework brings together a small number of recurring pattern themes.
Each reflects a different way skin commonly responds to context.
No hierarchy exists between them.
No archetype is better or worse.
They are simply different expressions of lived conditions.
Using this site
Some readers recognise themselves quickly.
Others notice fragments.
Both are valid.
This site does not ask you to decide anything.
It does not tell you what to do next.
You may explore.
You may leave.
The experience is complete either way.