The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It provides an immediate barrier between the internal tissues of the body and the external environment. It also protects the body from the harsh effects of temperature and from chemical and pathogenic attack. Sadly, people often neglect their skin or don’t care for them as they should and this is because most people have difficulty getting access to expertise services i.e. professional dermatologists, and the ones who do in most cases cannot afford to pay for their professional services. Majority of people rely on information and pictures from social media, friends, skin care manufacturers and their marketers. Some of these information however are marketing strategies for producers to sell their products while the advice from friends is often based on their own experience with a particular products, forgetting that individual skin is different and what works for one person may not necessarily work for another, hence, utilizing such information as guide to purchasing and using skin care products could lead to a further deterioration of the skin. As a result of havoc that has been caused to consumers’ skin due to the above highlighted issues, it is evident that there is a need for every individual to have direct access to the services of professional dermatologist at an affordable cost, hence the birth of a platform named OPU.
OPU is a platform which leverages on blockchain technology to bring professional dermatologists, skincare clinics, skin care products manufacturers and consumers together in a single ecosystem for the purpose of sharing information relating to skin care maintenance and management. OPU recognizes the importance of an healthy skin as a barrier that prevents invasion of the body by harmful pathogens and aims to provide relevant healthy skin guide information, set improvement goals for skin conditions, monitor the progress of interventions and achieve results with experts’ guidance from professionals on the platform.
CHALLENGES
An average human being desires to have a smooth, healthy and flawless skin, however due to a number of reasons, this feat has been difficult to achieve. The following are some of the challenges and limitations faced by an average consumer who is concerned about maintaining a healthy skin:
• Lack of trust in numerous beauty and skin care products available in the present market as most of the manufacturers and marketer exaggerate the efficiency of their products in order to increase patronage and make profits
• Inability to afford the services of a professional dermatologist due to high costs and charges
• Non availability of certain recommended products within the consumers’ jurisdiction
• Confusion as to which product to choose from out of the numerous available ones
• Unavailability of a community whereby people with same skin type can share their experience and give advice on suitable skin products for particular type of skin
• Confusion as to which skin care product to choose from out of the numerous available ones
• Time spent researching product online before finally getting the one that will suit consumers’ skin type
SOLUTIONS
OPU ecosystem utilizes the blockchain system to gather and provide an in-depth knowledge about skin care and its optimum maintenance to consumers by offering a platform that connects professional dermatologists, skin care products manufacturers, researchers and skin care clinics with end consumers. The platform ensures that information gathered from stakeholders of the system are safely stored. It also ensures transparency during the process of exchange of data and professional advice between professionals and clients. Clients on the OPU platform have a right to choose form the ecosystem the professional of their choice with whom they can exchange their personal data. Professionals who impact knowledge from their wealth of experience are rewarded with incentives in order to encourage and motivate them to continue to contribute their quota to the development of the platform
The aim of OPU is to create an ecosystem where high quality skin care knowledge can be exchanged between professionals and clients
DISTINCT FEATURES OF OPU
• Downloadable app for use on smartphones
• OPU Artificial intelligence (AI) feature that analyzez skin problems, compare and recommend treatment solutions
• OPU search: The platform can be used to search for transaction information from consumer skincare service providers
• OPU Connect: Users will be able to interact with skin care and research companies and opt in to product testing programs
• OPU customer support that manages customers’ feedback, queries and direct them for experts’ review
• OPU tokens used as a form of incentive and mode of payment for services on the platform
TOKEN
The OPU platform is fuelled by tokens known as opucoin (OPU). The token serves as a form of incentive to professionals and other members of the OPU platform who contribute significantly to the growth and development of the ecosystem. Customers who wish to access the OPU platform for genuine, professional skin care information use OPU as their means of payment, also skincare brands who want to market their products and gather customer base for the products will pay for such service using OPU tokens. OPU token holders will be able to exchange them for fiat or other crypto asset on exchangers.
TOKEN INFORMATION
Token ticker: OPU
Total token supply: 1.35 billion
Hard cap: $37M
Soft cap: $3M
For more information about OPU, kindly visit:
Website: https://ico.opu.ai/
Whitepaper: https://ico.opu.ai/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OPU-Whitepaper-v3.0.pdf
Facebook: https://facebook.com/opulabs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/opulabs
Telegram: https://t.me/opulabs
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