Hands Off

Hands Off is a desktop application designed to help individuals intercept and manage body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) such as nail biting and skin picking. Operating locally on users' devices, the app detects when users' hands approach their faces and instantly intervenes to interrupt these unconscious habits. The real-time intervention effectively retrains the brain over time to become more conscious of these actions, supporting the interruption of five common BFRBs: nail biting, skin picking, nose picking, eyelash pulling, and eyebrowing pulling.

Privacy is a key feature of Hands Off, with all camera analysis conducted locally, ensuring no personal data is sent to the cloud or shared with third parties, making it both GDPR-compliant and safe for personal use. Users can customize interventions for specific facial zones, tailoring the app's response to their individual patterns of behavior.

Hands Off offers a practical solution to managing BFRBs, boasting a significant reduction in habit occurrences by 70-90% within the first week of use for most users. The tool is available with a 3-day free trial followed by a €2.99 monthly subscription, with the option to cancel at any time, providing a cost-effective approach to addressing these often stress-triggered, genetic behaviors.