Terms of use
Last updated 25 September 2026
By creating an account or using shelfie you agree to these terms. They are short on purpose.
What shelfie is
shelfie is a tool for understanding your skin and hair, checking products against them, and keeping a routine. What it tells you is general information built from your own answers and from published ingredient lists. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis or a treatment plan, and it is not a substitute for a doctor or a dermatologist. Patch-test new products, follow the maker's directions, and stop using anything that hurts.
Your account
You need to be 13 or older. Keep your sign-in details to yourself; you are responsible for what happens under your account. You can delete your account at any time from Account → Settings.
What you post
You own what you post. By posting you let us show it to other members inside the app. Do not post anything that:
- harasses, threatens or demeans a person or a group;
- is sexual, violent or otherwise not fit for a general audience;
- is spam, an advertisement, or a scheme;
- gives medical instructions that could harm someone, such as telling people to stop a prescription;
- shares someone else's private information, or content you have no right to share.
We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. Every post and comment has a Report option, and every member can be blocked from your view. We review every report within 24 hours; content that breaks these rules is removed and the account behind it can be closed, without notice. Reported content disappears from the view of the person who reported it straight away.
Before your first post or comment you agree to these rules inside the app, and you agree to them again each time you post.
Product information
Ingredient lists, scores and matches are compiled from product labels and public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Check the label on the product you actually hold.
Product names and images belong to their makers and are shown to identify products; shelfie is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand. If you own an image and want it changed or removed, e-mail us and it is done within a day. If you send a photo with a product request and confirm that you took it or represent the brand, you give shelfie a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to show it as that product's picture in the app and on this site; you can withdraw it by e-mail at any time.
Links and commissions
Where shelfie shows a link to buy a product, it may earn a commission if you buy through it. Commissions never change what a product scores or which products are recommended.
Availability and changes
shelfie is provided as it is, without warranties. It may change, pause or stop. We are not liable for losses that come from relying on it, to the extent the law allows.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, United States.
Credits
shelfie’s four-axis skin typing (oil, sensitivity, pigmentation and wrinkle tendency) follows the model proposed by dermatologist Dr. Leslie Baumann. The quiz, the scoring and the routines are shelfie’s own, and shelfie is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dr. Baumann or Skin Type Solutions.
Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@shelfie.care