Beauty Elixir

Free acne-safe ingredient lab

Will it break you out?

Paste any skincare or makeup ingredient list. In one second you'll see every pore-clogging ingredient and fungal-acne trigger in it, even with typos.

Or see a ready-made scan: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream · CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion · CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion

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Pore-Clog Checker

Get comedogenic ratings and fungal-acne triggers for any product, plus a clean score and safer swaps.

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Can I Mix…?

Choose two actives and get an instant verdict with the AM/PM timing and layering order.

741 combinations explained 03

Routine Builder

Answer five taps and get a 7-day AM/PM plan for your skin and your city's weather.

30 seconds, no sign-up 04

Hair Porosity Test

Find out whether your hair is low, medium or high porosity, and get the right oils and wash schedule.

8 questions, shareable result 05

Perfume Spray Calculator

Find out how many sprays to use for the office, a date or summer heat, and where to put each one.

Plus a perfume dupe finder 06

Batch Code Checker

Find out when your MAC, Clinique or Estée Lauder product was made, and whether it has expired.

Plus a PAO expiry calculator

Worst pore-cloggers to watch for

Full comedogenic list →
Isopropyl Myristate5/5 · FA Isopropyl Isostearate5/5 · FA Myristyl Myristate5/5 · FA Isocetyl Stearate5/5 · FA Ethylhexyl Stearate5/5 · FA Laureth-45/5 Oleth-35/5 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil5/5 · FA
Can I mix with

Most-asked “can I mix” questions

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Niacinamide + Vitamin C Safe to mix Retinol + Glycolic Acid Use with caution Retinol + Vitamin C Use with caution Niacinamide + Salicylic Acid Great combo Hyaluronic Acid + Retinol Great combo Benzoyl Peroxide + Vitamin C Don't mix Retinol + Salicylic Acid Use with caution Azelaic Acid + Niacinamide Great combo

Luxury nose, student budget

All dupes →
Creed Aventus ₹30,000+ ↓ Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man ₹2,000 – ₹3,500 85% match Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 ₹28,000+ ↓ Armaf Club de Nuit Untold ₹2,500 – ₹4,000 88% match Dior Sauvage EDP ₹11,000+ ↓ Maison Alhambra Salvo ₹1,500 – ₹2,500 85% match Dior Sauvage Elixir ₹14,000+ ↓ Lattafa Asad ₹1,800 – ₹3,000 75% match Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille ₹28,000+ ↓ Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch ₹1,500 – ₹2,500 82% match Kilian Angels' Share ₹24,000+ ↓ Lattafa Khamrah ₹2,000 – ₹3,500 85% match

Routines for your city's weather

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Oily skin · Mumbai Dry skin · Delhi Combination skin · Bangalore Oily skin · Chennai Sensitive skin · Pune Dry skin · Jaipur Oily skin · Kolkata Normal skin · Hyderabad Dry skin · Dubai Oily skin · Singapore Dry skin · London Combination skin · New York

From the journal

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Ingredient science

Antioxidant Serums for Pollution: Which Ones Are Worth It?

Vitamin C, E, ferulic acid or niacinamide on smoggy days: what the evidence shows, how to layer them and what to check before buying.

 Safety

Fake Cosmetics in India: What the Latest Seizures Show

Suspected counterfeit L'Oréal and Matrix products were seized in Ahmedabad. What's reported, what isn't proven, and how to check a cosmetic before you buy.

 Festive skincare

Bridal Skincare Timeline: What to Do 3 Months, 1 Month and 1 Week Before the Wedding

A sensible, low-risk bridal skincare plan: what to start early, what to stop before the wedding, and the mistakes that cause breakouts and reactions.

More free tools

Pore-Clog CheckerIs it acne & fungal-acne safe? Can I Mix…?Check two actives or your routine Routine Builder7-day AM/PM plan in 30s Hair Porosity TestOils & wash schedule for your hair Spray CalculatorHow many sprays is right? Perfume DupesLuxury smell, budget price Batch Code CheckerIs your makeup expired? Ingredient Cheat SheetPrintable red-flag list