Since the product removes a thin top layer of skin (think of your face as a small, human ice rink), using a solution, water, and brushes, it also reveals biomarkers that could be used for things like DNA collection. Now, the CEO of Skincential Sciences told The Intercept that he didn't know exactly why the CIA was interested in funding Skincential Sciences. It's a mystery as to how the CIA might use something like this, but the CEO of Skincential Sciences said he did know they were interested in detecting DNA in skin.