EWG ranks ingredients by hazard.
ClearSkin tracks what is breaking you out.
EWG Skin Deep answers a hazard question: how concerning is this ingredient. ClearSkin answers a different one: which of the ingredients in your routine line up with your breakouts. Hazard awareness and acne tracking sit on different layers, and they pair well.
Free. No account required.
Hazard and acne are different questions
An ingredient can score well on hazard and still break you out. Another can score poorly and sit on your skin without issue. EWG addresses the first question. ClearSkin addresses the second by surfacing what your own log says.
Personal data over public database
You log the products and habits. ClearSkin records every ingredient and the days each one was on your face, then surfaces the ones that line up with your breakouts. A public database cannot do that, only your own log can.
On-device, no account, free
Everything stays on your phone. No sign-up, no community profile, no cloud sync, no paywall. You can use the entire app offline and delete it without leaving anything behind on a server.
Built around the research
Categories and prompts are based on what peer-reviewed studies show actually drives acne, not on a hazard rubric designed for general consumer safety.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use EWG Skin Deep or ClearSkin?
They answer different questions, and they pair well. EWG is the place to go when you want a hazard read on an ingredient or a product. ClearSkin is the place to go when you want to know which ingredients in your own routine line up with your breakouts. Use EWG for hazard awareness, and ClearSkin for acne correlation.
Does ClearSkin tell me what's toxic?
No. Hazard verdicts are not the scope of the app. ClearSkin focuses on acne, surfacing the ingredients and habits that line up with your breakouts in your own data. If you want a hazard read on an ingredient, EWG and similar databases are the right tool.
Is ClearSkin free?
Yes. There is no paid tier, no in-app purchase, no subscription. Every feature is available from day one. ClearSkin is designed to be used until you have your answer and then closed, not to keep you paying month after month.
Is my data private?
Yes. Everything stays on your phone. There is no account, no sign-up, no cloud sync, no telemetry, and no community profile. You can use the app entirely offline, and deleting it removes your log completely because nothing was ever stored on a server.
- Hazard scores per ingredient (1-10)
- Methodology focused on health hazards
- No data on acne or breakouts
- No tracking of your routine
- Web database, account optional
- Free, donor-funded
- Tracks your routine, not the database
- Surfaces ingredients that line up with breakouts
- Ingredients and habits in one log
- No hazard verdicts, just your data
- On-device iOS app, no account
- Free, no paid tier
Pair the hazard database with the personal log.
Use EWG Skin Deep to read up on hazard. Use ClearSkin to find out which of the ingredients in your routine your skin is actually responding to. Free on iOS.
Free. No account required.