Fungal acne ingredient checker

Fungal acne ingredient checker

Paste any ingredient list (INCI) and check it for potential Malassezia triggers. It runs the same engine and the same dataset as the app — fully in your browser, nothing leaves your device, no AI involved.

Scan labels in the store with the app

Not medical advice: we screen ingredient lists for potential triggers — we never diagnose, treat, or certify products as safe. Concentration, formulation and individual skin chemistry matter. When in doubt, ask a dermatologist.

How it works

1. Paste the INCI list from the label (the full ingredient list, not the marketing name).
2. Your browser runs the same trigger engine and dataset the Skinlazia app uses — nothing is uploaded.
3. Each ingredient is matched to a known class; you get a verdict with the reason and the strength of evidence behind it.

A worked example

Paste this list and press Check:

Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol

You'll see Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate andSorbitan Olivate reported as potential triggers (fatty-alcohol and fatty-ester classes), each with its own reason and evidence strength — while water, glycerin and niacinamide come back as no known trigger. Same list, same result, every time.

What the labels mean

• Trigger · strong / moderate / limited evidence — a flagged class, with how strong the evidence is (strong = the yeast's textbook food; limited = an honest class-level call).
• Antifungal · known to help — a positive signal for ingredients commonly used against Malassezia; never a claim that a product treats anything.
• No known trigger — judged, with an affirmative reason.
• Not recognized — a typo or a real ingredient we don't judge (not judged is not the same as safe).

Read the full method on the methodology page, or browse every ingredient we check.