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It is so important to understand your ingredients, according to dermatologist, Dendy Engelman, MD.
“The truth is, many cosmetic products do not require FDA approvals.
Stocksy
Unlike other ingredient databases, Think Dirty focuses exclusively on the chemical content of the products in question.
CosDNA
Analysis of IT Cosmetics CC Cream.
It might not be the prettiest website, butCosDNAhas a great database of popular beauty products.
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Search for the one product you want and you’ll find a list of its every ingredient.
CosDNA rates each ingredient for function, UV, acne irritant, and safety.
It then tells you if the product containsparabens, alcohol, orsulfates.
CosDNA
Environmental Working Group
EWG analysis of COOLA sunless tan.
EWG’s Skin Deep databasecurrently contains information and online hazard assessments for over 74,000 products.
Staff scientists compare the ingredients on product labels and websites to information in nearly 60 toxicity and regulatory databases.
Skincarisma
EWG is also a good tool to find information on a company or brand’s stance onanimal testing.
CodeCheck app
Another app that uses barcodes to quickly scan and analyze products isCodeCheck.
It provides transparency regarding the ingredients in everyday beauty products and also some foods.
Environmental Working Group
“Dont be afraid to take your time and thoroughly go over a product and weigh your options.
You’re able to scan barcodes, decipher ingredient labels, and choose better alternatives all from your phone.
You’re also able to make purchases directly through the app.
“Take your products to the derm!
Education and communication is the most important.
These are the scientific terms that are hard to identify.
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For example, Hyaluronic Acid isn’t always listed as Hyaluronic Acid, sometimes it can be Sodium Hyaluronate.
Decode the inci’s on your beauty label usingINCIDecoder.
you’re free to also search by product.
“But the main difficulty in reading labels is the blizzard of chemical names.
You basically have to Google each one to identify its function.
Youll have to be determined,” says Dr. Howe.
Every product is given an overall score out of 100.
The higher the score is, the safer the product is to use on your skin.
Skincare has two types of ingredients actives and inactives.
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