Patent ID: 7376346

Claim:
A method of recommending skin care products, said method comprising: (i) taking a first standard photograph of the skin of a person prior to use of said skin care products by said person; (ii) taking at least one first additional photograph of the skin of said person prior to use of said skin care product by said person, said first additional photograph selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet photograph, a blue fluorescence photograph, and a polarized photograph; (iii) posing questions to the person about the condition of the person's skin and receiving answers to said questions; (iv) recommending skin care products based upon a combination of data from (a) said first standard and at least one first additional photograph of the skin and (b) answers to said questions; (v) taking a second standard photograph of the skin of a person after use of said skin care products by said person; (vi) taking at least one second additional photograph of the skin of said person after use of said skin care product by said person, said second additional photograph selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet photograph, a blue fluorescence photograph, and a polarized photograph; and (vii) comparing said first standard photograph and said at least one first additional photograph to said second standard photograph and said at least one second additional photograph to determine the efficacy of said skin care products.