# SkinSAFE: Ingredient Scanner

> Discover allergy-safe products

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id920196597](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id920196597)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id920196597`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SkinSAFE Products, Inc
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (1,846 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2015-05-30
- **Size:** 124 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skinsafe-ingredient-scanner/id920196597)
- **Website:** [https://www.skinsafeproducts.com](https://www.skinsafeproducts.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.skinsafeproducts.com/policies](https://www.skinsafeproducts.com/policies)

## Description

SkinSAFE, developed in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, helps you navigate beauty, skincare, household, and topical Rx products by evaluating ingredients for safety. Trusted by thousands and backed by clinical rigor, it helps you find products your skin can tolerate and avoid ingredients that may irritate or trigger reactions, with Wellness Markers like SkinSAFE 100, Gluten-Free, Fragrance-Free, Soy Free, and more.

Features include an industrial-grade barcode scanner, the SAFE for Me algorithm for personalized recommendations, a comprehensive product database, and family profiles with custom shopping lists. SkinSAFE is free to download with an optional Premium tier for advanced features, while privacy and transparency remain a focus.

## Rankings

- #42,120 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely value SkinSAFE for allergy safety and ease of use, with quick barcode scans. However, recurring problems harm its usefulness: inaccurate or incomplete ingredient data, outdated product coverage, frequent reliability issues (logins, crashes, inconsistent results), confusing premium paywalls, and poor search/navigation. Support responsiveness is also questioned. Overall, strong need and positive sentiment exist among some, but data integrity, UX, and customer care gaps significantly limit broader trust and utility.

### Pros

- Very helpful for people with allergies to identify safe products.
- Barcode scanning gives quick safety assessments while shopping.
- Easy to use and described as a lifesaver by users.

### Cons

- Ingredient and allergen data are often inaccurate or incomplete, leading to false safety results.
- Premium pricing gating access to detailed ingredients and limiting features; users feel it’s not worth the cost.
- Reliability and performance issues like frequent logouts, sign-in problems, and inconsistent scan results.
- Limited product coverage and outdated data; missing common brands and discontinued items.
- Poor search/navigation and UX issues, including disappearing items, hard-to-use UI, and lack of responsive support.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id920196597)