# Think Dirty

> Easiest way to learn about the cosmetic and personal care product ingredients.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Think Dirty Inc.
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 3,227,236
- **Rating:** 4.29 / 5 (14,029 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.8.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-08
- **First published:** 2016-11-04
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp)
- **Website:** [https://thinkdirtyapp.com](https://thinkdirtyapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Think Dirty is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to help you uncover potentially toxic ingredients in your cosmetics and personal care products. Simply scan the product barcode or search by keyword to access detailed, easy-to-understand information on over 850,000 products from Canada and the U.S. 

The extension offers personalized ingredient preferences, an expiry date tracker, and a comprehensive Dirty Meter® rating system to help you make informed choices. Premium features include searching by specific ingredients or curated categories like Mineral Sunscreens and Vegan Makeup. You can keep track of your current bathroom products with My Bathroom Rating and create shopping lists for convenience. Notably, Think Dirty supports UPC submissions to expand its database with community help and offers shopping options from major retailers like Amazon and Sephora.

Featured in Fast Company's World-Changing Ideas and highlighted by TED Blog, Allure Magazine, and BuzzFeed, Think Dirty is your go-to tool for cleaner and safer beauty shopping.

## Rankings

- #32,969 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

Think Dirty is helpful for ingredient-minded shoppers, offering easy-to-use product insights and helping users identify good or bad ingredients to choose cleaner options, especially during quick shopping trips. However, repeated user feedback highlights major friction: a subscription model that locks core features and feels overpriced, incomplete database coverage that depends on user submissions, frequent scanning and sign-in issues, and privacy concerns over requested personal data. Cancellation and subscription management are also reported as difficult. Overall, it can be a valuable tool when it works, but the recurring monetization, data reliability, and reliability problems significantly undermine its usefulness.

### Pros

- Easy to use and helps me find better, cleaner products.
- Helps identify ingredients and whether a product is good or bad.
- Useful for quick shopping and comparing options.
- Provides ingredient information that supports an ingredient-conscious approach.
- Valuable resource for limiting exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.

### Cons

- Subscription pricing blocks core features and feels overpriced.
- Database coverage is spotty and relies on user submissions, reducing accuracy.
- Scanning and sign-in often fail or behave unreliably; UX issues like UI overlap.
- App requests unnecessary personal data and permissions.
- Difficult to cancel or manage a subscription.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thinkdirty.thinkdirtyapp)