Creating a More Transparent Future for Cosmetics

  • A smartphone on a desk displaying an app with the text 'SAFE BEAUTY PROJECT' on its screen, surrounded by wireless earbuds in a case, a lip balm, a computer keyboard, a white mouse, and a rectangular container.

    The Safe Beauty App Design

    Digital product creating access for beauty enthusiasts to cosmetic ingredient information.

    Though many ingredients used in beauty products are safe, many of them pose serious potential problems to our health.

    As a health-conscious consumer, how does one learn to navigate the ‘dirty list’ of skincare ingredients? How might user-centered digital design empower beauty consumers to make more informed decisions about their products? 

    Prototype
  • Book titled 'The Safe Beauty Project' by Katie Vellman with a minimalist black and white cover design, featuring a stylized face illustration.

    The Safe Beauty Process

    A book designed and written to explain the current state of green and blue washing within the beauty industry. This book explores the problems we face with mass consumerism, ingredient transparency, and the unknown health risks hidden in many skincare and cosmetic formulations.

    The Safe Beauty App was created as a potential solution to the lack of consumer transparency. Explore the UX/UI thought process and design decisions behind the prototype. We could create a healthier future together.

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  • An informational display about how toxins enter the human body, featuring text, illustrations of a face, and various images and patterns on transparent panels, with window reflections in the background.

    Gallery Exploration

    An exhibit hosted by Stelo Arts Gallery in the heart of Portland, OR. The Gallery Display featured screen printed acrylic plates along with a digital display of the Safe Beauty app designed for viewer participation.

    This exhibit ran for two weeks in 2022.

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  • A smartphone displaying an app called 'Safe Beauty Project' with a search bar at the top, a minimalist design featuring skincare or beauty products, and navigation icons at the bottom.
  • White gallery wall with black text that reads, "creating a more transparent future for cosmetics," with two small display shelves holding digital devices and printed materials.
  • Open book with black and white halftone images and bold text that reads 'the safe beautyporject', held by two hands with painted nails.
  • A line drawing of a face with labels indicating how toxins enter the body, including 'absorption' near the eyes, 'inhalant' near the nose, and 'ingestion' near the mouth.