This App Says Your Favorite Beauty Products Are Toxic — Is It Legit?

Amid the push for clean beauty and the growing awareness of ingredients, beauty fans are in search of methods to educate themselves about the products they use on a daily basis. As a result, TikTok has motivated users to look deep into the ingredient lists of their favorite beauty products with scanning apps like Yuka. However, for many beauty fans, the Yuka app has not only discouraged them from trying new products — but has also convinced them that their holy grail products contain toxic ingredients.

On the surface, Yuka's promise of tracking down harmful products seems straightforward. By simply scanning the barcode, the app gives products a score on a scale of 0 to 100 — with a zero score indicating the presence of multiple harmful ingredients and a 100 suggesting no ingredients with high risk. However, while some TikTokers have assembled their entire makeup and skincare routines based on products the app deems safe, other beauty lovers are still not convinced.

@adimalnick You’d be surprised on how bad some of these “clean” products are!! @covergirl if it says clean is should be clean but it isn’t always the case