INCI Beauty - Cosmetic scanner
What is INCI Beauty?
Scans cosmetic barcodes and decodes ingredient lists (INCI), scoring products from 0 to 20 with a color code.
INCI Beauty is an app for scanning cosmetic barcodes and analyzing their ingredient lists. It rates over 1.3 million products from 0 to 20 and checks ingredients against a database of more than 17,000 substances, including parabens, silicones, and sulfates. Free features include unlimited barcode scanning and ingredient factsheets, while a Premium upgrade adds ad-free browsing and offline mode.
Pricing. INCI Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Checking shampoo or body wash for sulfates or silicones
- Screening products for sensitive, atopic, or eczema-prone skin
- Comparing gift sets, makeup palettes, or advent calendars
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Why this app is in B tier
B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
INCI Beauty scores 71 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 88, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and B tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
- EASILY SCAN AND ANALYZE YOUR COSMETICS
INCI Beauty is the go-to app for scanning cosmetic barcodes, deciphering their ingredients, and choosing healthier products every day. Join over 10 million users taking care of their skin and health thanks to our independent analysis.
- DECODE LABELS AND INGREDIENT LISTS (INCI)
Every cosmetic product contains dozens of sometimes obscure ingredients. Our database identifies more than 17,000 chemical and natural substances:
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- Spot controversial, toxic, or hazardous ingredients for both health and the environment.
- Instantly identify endocrine disruptors, silicones, parabens, sulfates, mineral oils, allergens, and nanoparticles.
- Check for organic, natural, or vegan ingredients.
- OVER 1.3 MILLION PRODUCTS RATED FROM 0 TO 20
Scan every health and beauty aisle in a flash:
- Face and body care: moisturizer, anti-aging serum, eye contour, mask, scrub, botanical oil.
- Everyday hygiene: body wash, soap, toothpaste, deodorant (with or without aluminum), micellar water.
- Haircare: sulfate-free shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, hair dye.
- Makeup: foundation, mascara, lipstick, nail polish, BB cream.
- Babies, children, and pregnant women: liniment, cleansing water, mineral sunscreen without chemical filters.
A clear score out of 20 and a flower color-code (from green to red) allow you to assess the safety or risk level in a second.
- FILTERS, RESTRICTIONS, AND ALLERGIES
Customize your analysis according to your needs and sensitivities:
- Exclude ingredients you cannot tolerate: contact allergies, fragrance, irritating preservatives, gluten.
- Ideal for tailoring your routine to sensitive, atopic, reactive, or eczema- and acne-prone skin.
- FIND CLEAN AND ORGANIC ALTERNATIVES
Is a product score low or not right for you? INCI Beauty selects cleaner alternatives, healthier cosmetics, certified organic items, or formulations made with ingredients that respect your health and the environment.
- AN ACTIVE BEAUTY COMMUNITY AND VERIFIED REVIEWS
Check community reviews and feedback before buying in-store or online.
Ask questions, leave comments, and share your skincare routines.
- ACCESSIBLE FEATURES FOR FREE
Enjoy a complete shopping assistance tool at no cost:
- Instant and unlimited barcode scanning
- Direct search by brand, product name, or category
- Comprehensive and detailed ingredient factsheets (function, regulations, risk level)
- Multi-product analysis for gift sets, makeup palettes, and advent calendars
- Packaging photo submission for unlisted products
- Scan history and favorites list
- Creation of digital bathroom shelves and daily skincare routines
- UPGRADE TO THE PREMIUM VERSION
Support our independence and unlock advanced features:
- Smooth browsing with zero ads
- Analysis of products without barcodes via automatic ingredient detection from photos
- Exclusive search filters by ingredient
- Offline mode to scan products in-store even without signal
- Unlimited creation of custom routines and shared family bathrooms
- Exclusive Premium contributor badge
- TOTAL INDEPENDENCE AND TRANSPARENCY
INCI Beauty is 100% independent of cosmetic brands and laboratories. Our ratings are based on recognized scientific publications, institutional data, and international regulations.
- NEED HELP OR HAVE A SUGGESTION?
Contact our team directly from the app or via email at: contact@incibeauty.com
Terms and Conditions: https://incibeauty.com/cgu
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Questions about INCI Beauty
Is the app free to use?
It is free to download, and the listing describes unlimited barcode scanning and other core tools as free. A Premium upgrade is mentioned for ad-free browsing, offline mode, and photo-based analysis.
Does it explain what the ingredients do?
Ingredient factsheets cover function, regulations, and risk level. The database includes more than 17,000 chemical and natural substances and flags controversial, toxic, or hazardous ones.
Can it analyze products without barcodes or work offline?
Analysis of products without barcodes via photos, and offline scanning, are listed under the Premium version. Packaging photo submission for unlisted products is listed as a free feature.
Is INCI Beauty right for me?
INCI Beauty is built for checking shampoo or body wash for sulfates or silicones, screening products for sensitive, atopic, or eczema-prone skin, comparing gift sets, makeup palettes, or advent calendars. It sits in the ingredient checking list on AppTierList.
Is INCI Beauty worth it?
INCI Beauty is B tier, ranked #13 of 19 ingredient checking apps with a score of 71 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 56,351 ratings. Good, and 12 apps rank above it.
How does INCI Beauty compare to Acne-Safe?
INCI Beauty is B tier at 71; Acne-Safe is B tier at 71. They score the same. INCI Beauty is free to download, with in-app purchases, Acne-Safe is free, with no in-app purchases.
How often is INCI Beauty updated?
INCI Beauty was last updated on 2026-09-29, 46 days ago.
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Ranking
- Lists
- Ingredient Checking (B tier, #13) · Skincare (A tier, #5) · Skincare Product Scanning (B tier, #14)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 71 / 100
- Rank in list
- #13 of 19
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 56,351
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (46 days ago)
- Size
- 93 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.5 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 22
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Mac
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking