Function
Look for humectants, emollients, surfactants, preservatives, colorants and fragrance terms. These roles explain why an ingredient is present.
INCI ingredient scanner
Turn unfamiliar INCI names into useful context.
Lychee reads cosmetic ingredient lists and explains recognized ingredient functions and concerns. Scan a product barcode or the ingredient paragraph to inspect the formula more easily.
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Understand the formula
Ingredients have jobs, not just names.
Concern
Some ingredients deserve attention for sensitization, irritation or other concern categories. Personal history and exposure matter.
Coverage
An unrecognized name is a data gap. Lychee keeps unknown ingredients visible and may withhold a score.
Names and OCR
Check the recognized list against the package.
Cosmetic labels can use names such as aqua, water and eau, along with slash-separated aliases. OCR can miss letters, glue rows together or pick up unrelated packaging text. Review the complete list before relying on the analysis.
A recognized name does not reveal the exact concentration. The beta methodology describes coverage gates and exposure assumptions.
Choose your next step
Use the breakdown to ask a better question.
Use ingredient functions to understand a formula and concern explanations to decide what to investigate further. For a suspected reaction, consult a dermatologist or allergist; the app cannot identify the cause from a label alone.
Common questions
Before you scan.
Does Lychee scan cosmetics and skincare?
Yes. Lychee scans beauty and personal-care barcodes and ingredient labels. Its beta cosmetic score considers recognized ingredients, concerns and exposure, including rinse-off versus leave-on use. It shows Not enough data when ingredient coverage is insufficient.
What if my product is missing from the database?
Try reading the ingredient label with Lychee. You can also submit or correct product data through its contribution flow. OCR and contributed records need checking; a missing ingredient list should be treated as incomplete data.
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