Yuka App

A really useful mobile app which scans consumer dermatologic product ingredients and determines if the ingredients may be harmful to the user or the environment. I am ever increasingly concerned about the impact of some of the ingredients in dermatologic products and the impact on not only us, but our wider environment.  

Available for free in App stores. Provided link to website which has more detail on Yuka and the science behind the App.

The app uses the following sources for analysis and seems generally credible:

Our scientific team’s analysis relies on the relevant scientific research on each cosmetic ingredient:

1) The opinions of official organizations, such as the SCCS (European Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety), the ECHA (European Chemical Agency), the US EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), the AICIS (Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme), the ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety) and the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer).

2) Independent scientific research, classified by level of evidence: systematic reviews and meta-analyses are prioritized, followed by cohort studies, case-control studies, animal studies, in vitro studies and expert opinions. Only the most reliable studies are selected. Yuka uses, among other tools, the Klimisch rating system, a reference in toxicology, to assess the quality of experimental studies.

3) International scientific databases (SIN List, TEDX List, ED List, ECHA, DEDUCT, Pubchem, Skin Deep, etc.)