About CosmetiScan

CosmetiScan rates the claims on your cosmetics against the published evidence — so you can tell "clinically proven" from "sounds nice".

What we do

Every skincare, haircare, and makeup product makes promises: "reduces fine lines", "hydrates for 24 hours", "non-comedogenic". Most of those claims are marketing. CosmetiScan takes each claim on a product's label or page, finds the evidence behind it, and gives it a clear verdict — Supported, Plausible, Weak, Unsupported, or Can't tell.

How we rate a claim

1. We extract the claim from the product's label, page, or listing.
2. We map it to a benefit — hydration, barrier repair, sun protection, and so on.
3. We check the evidence — is there a published study, and does it test the ingredient at a dose that actually does the thing?
4. We grade it on the strength of that evidence, and show you better-evidenced alternatives when a claim falls short.

We rate the evidence, never the company. Every verdict points back to the underlying ingredient, dose, and study.

The rating scale

• Supportedstrong evidence at the studied dose.
• Plausibleright idea, but the dose or strength is unclear.
• Weakthin or conflicting evidence.
• Unsupportedthe evidence doesn't back it.
• Can't tellnot enough evidence either way.

If the evidence isn't there, we say so — we'd rather report "can't tell" than pretend.

Affiliate disclosure

Some "Buy" links on this site are affiliate links. If you tap one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are always labelled, and they never change our ratings — a product is rated on its evidence, full stop.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections, or a product you'd like to see rated? hello@cosmetiscan.my