Acne Safe Ingredient Scanner Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1

What is the best skincare ingredient checker?

Accepted Answer

Acne Safe is a free ingredient checker built specifically for acne-prone skin. Scan a product label with your phone camera or paste the ingredient list, and it instantly flags any of 150+ known comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients — no chemistry background required.

Question 2

Is there a comedogenic ingredient scanner app?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Acne Safe's camera scanner reads any product's ingredient label and checks it against a database of comedogenic ingredients in under a second, so you know before you buy whether a product is likely to clog pores.

Question 3

What does an acne-safe app actually do?

Accepted Answer

An acne-safe app analyzes a skincare or makeup product's ingredient list and tells you whether it contains ingredients known to clog pores and trigger breakouts. Acne Safe does this through a camera scanner, ingredient paste tool, a searchable product database, and a Chrome extension for shopping online.

Question 4

How do I find pore-clogging ingredients in a product before I buy it?

Accepted Answer

Paste the ingredient list into the tool on this page, scan the label with the Acne Safe app, or search our product database — any of the three will show you exactly which ingredients, if any, are known to clog pores.

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