Overview
- .skin is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated to the DNS Root Zone.
- It is categorized under Health New gTLDs and is associated with skincare and related markets.
History
- Delegation date: 15 January 2016.
- Registry operator: Managed by L'Oréal.
- Technical back-end services: Provided by Verisign.
- Application context: The .skin string was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Priority/Applicant identifier: 1761 — L'Oréal.
Usage and Audience
- Primary audience: Organizations, brands, and services in the skincare, dermatology, beauty, and health sectors.
- Typical users: Cosmetic companies, skincare product brands, beauty professionals, and industry-related communities.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The .skin application received a GAC (Governmental Advisory Committee) Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair Heather Dryden, expressing concern that the applicant was seeking exclusive access to a common generic string related to a broad market sector and noting potential negative impacts on competition.
Operator
XYZ.COM LLC
Whois
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domain: SKIN
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address: Las Vegas NV 89102
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: General Counsel
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address: 4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address: Las Vegas NV 89102
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 702 757 6555
e-mail: hello@xyz.com
contact: technical
name: CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address: 44 Gutter Lane
address: London EC2V 6BR
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com
nserver: A.NIC.SKIN 194.169.218.118 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:118
nserver: B.NIC.SKIN 185.24.64.118 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:118
nserver: C.NIC.SKIN 212.18.248.118 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:118
nserver: D.NIC.SKIN 212.18.249.118 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:118
ds-rdata: 24104 8 2 3eaebed2323950252487a9e9f953157a1bbe8b0b7d82906fcd2816c623778b0a
ds-rdata: 33019 8 2 b4c9053752d4f7540c8fa6c8b03b3f8044dd1a9ec6f19f93b4c841bfe26747c7
whois: whois.nic.skin
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://nic.skin/
created: 2015-12-23
changed: 2025-08-12
source: IANA
Registrars
