Skin picking app for Mac
A Skin Picking App That Helps You Catch the Habit in Real Time
Untouched uses your Mac webcam to detect hand-to-face movement and alert you while automatic skin picking or face touching is happening, not hours later when the damage is done.
Runs locally on your Mac. No video leaves your device.
The awareness loop
Cue
Stress, texture scanning, boredom, or focused computer work.
Movement
Your hand starts moving toward your face before you fully notice.
Alert
Untouched detects the movement and gives a gentle real-time signal.
Choice
Lower your hand, use a competing response, or step away from the trigger.
Why skin picking is hard to stop with willpower alone
Many skin picking episodes start before conscious awareness catches up. You may be working, scrolling, studying, or watching something when your fingers begin scanning for a bump, scab, or rough patch. By the time you notice, the habit loop has already started.
That is why awareness comes before control. A skin picking app is most useful when it helps you notice the behavior early enough to interrupt it.
Automatic picking
For moments when your hand moves before you realize what is happening.
Computer-time triggers
For picking or touching that happens while working, studying, browsing, or streaming.
HRT support
For practicing the awareness step that habit reversal training depends on.
Real-time alerts instead of after-the-fact tracking
Manual trackers can be useful, but they rely on memory. Untouched is designed for a different job: catching hand-to-face behavior while it is happening, then giving you a chance to change what happens next.
Detect
Your Mac camera is analyzed locally to identify hand and face landmarks.
Interrupt
A gentle alert brings the movement back into conscious awareness.
Redirect
You can lower your hand, clasp your hands, hold a fidget object, or use another competing response.
Learn
Over time, the repeated awareness signal helps you understand when the habit shows up most.
Best fit
- You pick or touch mostly while using your computer.
- The behavior feels automatic or unconscious.
- You want an awareness tool that does not require manual logging.
- You care about webcam privacy and local processing.
Built for awareness, not shame
Untouched is not a punishment system. The point is not to make you feel bad for picking. The point is to create a small window of awareness where you can pause, lower your hand, and choose a response that protects your skin.
It works best as one layer in a broader plan: trigger mapping, stimulus control, competing responses, therapy when needed, and self-compassion when setbacks happen.
What Untouched can and cannot do
It can help you
- Notice automatic hand-to-face movement sooner.
- Practice awareness training during computer use.
- Create a cue to use competing responses.
- Understand your patterns over time.
It cannot
- Replace therapy or medical care.
- Diagnose or treat skin picking disorder.
- Monitor situations away from your Mac.
- Remove the need for behavioral strategies.
If skin picking is causing distress, wounds, infections, scarring, or major impairment, consider speaking with a qualified mental health professional or clinician familiar with BFRBs.
If you use the term skin picking disorder or dermatillomania, read how Untouched is positioned as a dermatillomania awareness app rather than medical treatment.
Start by noticing sooner
Untouched gives you a real-time awareness signal when your hands move toward your face during computer use.
FAQ
Can an app help with skin picking?
An app can help with the awareness part of skin picking, especially when the behavior happens automatically during computer use. Untouched alerts you when your hand moves toward your face so you can notice sooner and choose a different response.
Is Untouched a treatment for skin picking disorder?
No. Untouched is an awareness and habit-support tool, not medical treatment. It can support strategies like habit reversal training, but it does not replace therapy, medical care, or mental health advice.
How is this different from a skin picking tracker?
Most trackers depend on you logging episodes after you notice them. Untouched is designed for real-time awareness: it detects hand-to-face movement while you are using your Mac and alerts you during the habit loop.
Does Untouched record my webcam?
No. Detection runs locally on your Mac. Webcam video is processed on your device and is not uploaded to a server.
Does it work away from my computer?
Untouched is strongest during computer use because it uses your Mac webcam. It does not cover bathroom, bedtime, commuting, or other situations away from your computer.
Can I use it with habit reversal training?
Yes. Untouched supports the awareness training part of habit reversal training by helping you notice automatic hand-to-face behavior sooner.