The industry has enough salespeople.
Women spend thousands of dollars a year on skin, and almost every source of advice earns a commission on the answer. The brand wants to sell serum. The med spa wants to fill the laser schedule. The influencer gets paid per link. Proof & Glow exists to be the one place in that room with nothing to sell you.
What we do
We read the clinical research behind skincare ingredients, med spa treatments, and injectables, then grade every marketed use against the strength of its human data. The grades are honest even when the answer is boring. Sunscreen and tretinoin have better data than most of what costs 50 times more, and our pages say so. Where a treatment carries real risks, we describe them plainly, including the complications the ads never mention.
How we stay independent
No ads, no sponsorships, no affiliate links, no sponsored posts, and no free products accepted. Our full grading rules are on the methodology page. Proof & Glow is run by the small team behind Vera Compare, an independent med spa price comparison site. That connection is disclosed on every page that links there, and no spa can pay to influence a grade on this site or a listing rank on that one.
Who this is for
Anyone about to spend real money on their skin who wants the version of the story with citations. Read the grade, read the risks, then make the call with your clinician. You bring the judgment. We bring the receipts.