Discover 5 perfect applications for scanning beauty and hygiene products in a simple and free way.
If you also pay attention to the ingredients contained in your cosmetics (anti-aging cream, foundation, mascara, deodorant, soap…), you have surely already called on Yuka. We no longer present this application which allows you to know the composition of the products that are scanned on the supermarket shelf. In addition to assigning them a score out of 100, the application takes care of detailing the list of ingredients and their role in the product. Despite its popularity, it receives some negative reviews when it comes to reliability.
Because a second opinion is never too much, we found 5 other applications to scan your cosmetic products. Pull out your phone and check your cosmetics ingredient list in seconds, all for free with 5 alternatives to Yuka.
WhichCosmetic
Developed by the UFC Que-Choisir association, the application evaluates a cosmetic product according to its level of risk depending on the substances it contains. There is therefore no note, simply the role of each ingredient and their dangerousness on the human body.
QuelCosmetic scans both skin care products (cream, serum, make-up remover, etc.), make-up and hygiene products such as soaps and deodorants. Not all products are listed on this application, but the latter invites consumers to photograph a cosmetic in order to be able to integrate it into the database.
INCI-beauty
Very similar to Yuka, but specialized in cosmetics, users who decide to switch to this application will not be lost. INCI Beauty was created by students from Clermont-Ferrand in 2018. Scan the barcode of a product and obtain in less than a second its composition with a color code for each ingredient (red, orange, yellow and green), in addition to their description and a rating system out of 20.
You don’t have the product on hand or want to find out about the composition of a cosmetic? INCI Beauty can help you there again. Very easy to use, fast and efficient, the application is available on Android and IOS.
CosmEthics
Finally an application that lists allergies and vegan products for those who wish! This app will tell you if your routine is according to your lifestyle and preferences. Small or rather big downside, however, for this application: the details of each ingredient are in English. It’s hard to know the exact composition of a product on CosmEthics when you’re not bilingual.
clean beauty
Undoubtedly one of the most famous applications after Yuka to learn more about her beauty products. Here it is a question of scanning not the barcode but the list of ingredients on the back of your product. As on the previous applications, you can find a summary of the role of each ingredient and its degree of “toxicity” for the skin and the body.
Need to check an ingredient? You have a glossary available to keep your mind at ease.
Clear
As with the previous application, it is actually the list of ingredients that the scanner will detect. You will then have the details of each substance detected in addition to knowing their category (preservative, dye, etc.), their function (solvent, surfactant, cleaner, etc.) and their origin (vegetable, synthetic, animal, etc.).
Weak point for Claire: the list of ingredients is sometimes found on the packaging that we have previously thrown away.
Passionate about information and the world of beauty, but above all about make-up, Margaux researches and works daily to find the best tips and advice for you. Young journalist on the lookout, she hopes…