RealSelf.com is an independent health and beauty community for consumers to engage in an authentic conversation about personal beauty, skin care, and wellness.
RealSelf.com connects consumers who aspire to look and feel their best, and want honest answers and opinions to inform their research. Our goal is to provide a safe place for consumers to get the opinion of peers and professionals about what products, treatments or procedures are worth it. We think we're on track, based on the testimonials of our readers and community members.
RealSelf.com members are not afraid to speak out and tell others what to expect. Several members were featured in the November 2007 issue of Allure Magazine based upon their emotional and challenging experiences with the treatment Lipodissolve.
Our commitment to keeping it real
The prime reason we chose our company name is that we believe consumers want realistic opinions and real answers when it comes to investing in their self. At RealSelf.com we stay “real” by not accepting paid placements, fake reviews, or commercial considerations that compromise the integrity of community generated reviews, ratings and postings.
RealSelf.com is an independent company and has no affiliation with any advertisers or firms within the beauty or personal care industry. Medical experts and industry professionals with profiles on RealSelf participate on a voluntary basis, without any commercial consideration.
The inspiration behind RealSelf.com: 150,000 reviews about hotel towels, none about laser treatments
RealSelf.com was founded by Tom Seery in 2006 after his wife pointed out that it was far easier to get informed about hotel towels than a $2,000 laser skin treatment. Our team is passionate about closing this information gap by creating a authentic forum to share opinions and experiences, much in the way hotel consumer review sites have done so for travelers.