Face touching can happen frequently
A small observational study recorded 26 medical students touching their faces an average of 23 times per hour during a lecture.
Read the source: American Journal of Infection ControlNotice the touch. Choose what happens next.
Untouched uses your Mac's webcam to detect hand-to-face movement and give you a real-time awareness alert during computer use.
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Hand-to-face movement detected
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Awareness alert shown
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Live detection runs locally on your Mac
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Not every face touch means the same thing
The useful question is not how to eliminate every touch. It is which movement you want to notice and what response fits that situation.
Intentional contact
Applying skin care, adjusting glasses, eating, and grooming are ordinary actions. Untouched detects movement, not intent.
Itching or irritation
Repeated rubbing may point to an itch, allergy, or skin concern that needs an appropriate response rather than another reminder.
Repetitive picking
Picking that causes wounds, distress, or repeated unsuccessful attempts to stop may warrant BFRB-informed professional support.
What the evidence supports
Untouched provides an awareness cue. It does not diagnose a condition, treat skin picking, or guarantee a skin outcome.
Picking is different from ordinary touch
Dermatologists advise against picking, popping, or squeezing acne because it can worsen inflammation and increase the risk of discoloration or scarring.
Read the source: American Academy of DermatologyInterrupt the automatic loop
A real-time cue brings hand-to-face movement into awareness, giving you a chance to pause and choose your next action.
Read the source: Neuropsychiatric Disease and TreatmentHow it works
A cue while the movement is happening
Untouched analyzes face and hand landmarks in the Mac camera view. When it detects hand-to-face proximity, it can show an awareness alert. You decide whether the movement was intentional and what to do next.
Detection depends on lighting, framing, and visibility. The app can miss movements or alert on ordinary activities, and it does not diagnose skin picking.
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Alert
Hand-to-face movement detected
An awareness signal appears during the detected movement. It reports movement, not intention.
1. Detect
Movement visible to the camera
2. Alert
A cue appears in real time
3. Decide
You choose the response
A focused tool with clear limits
Untouched is designed for one job: making visible hand-to-face movement easier to notice during computer use.
What it detects
Hand-to-face movement visible to your Mac camera while live detection is running.
What the alert does
Brings a detected movement to your attention so you can decide whether and how to respond.
What it is not
A diagnosis, medical treatment, acne treatment, or substitute for professional care.
Notice the habit while it is happening
Use a real-time awareness alert when Untouched detects hand-to-face movement during computer use.
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