How Clarra reads a beauty product
Clarra turns a cosmetic ingredient list into a calm, sourced read — the flags that matter, the cruelty-free status, the vegan status — so you can decide with the actual facts in front of you. Here's exactly how it does that, and the principles behind every choice.
Join the waitlistSearch by name or scan the label
Clarra's entry points are searching a product by name and scanning its ingredient label. We deliberately don't promise a magic 'point your camera at any product' scanner — we'd rather set honest expectations than over-sell a feature.
The INCI list is parsed into plain English
Cosmetic labels use INCI — a standardised naming system that turns 'water' into 'Aqua' and hides a lot of meaning. Clarra translates each ingredient into what it actually is and does, so the list stops looking like a chemistry exam.
Flagged ingredients get sourced context
For ingredients that a named regulator has classified or restricted, Clarra shows the flag and its source — EU CosIng, IARC, Prop 65, CIR or ECHA — with a clear line between a hazard classification and real-world risk. Benign ingredients are marked as generally well tolerated.
Three pillars, then your decision
You see ingredient flags, cruelty-free status and vegan status as three separate pillars, with the source one tap away. Clarra is informational only — the judgement stays yours.
The rules Clarra won't break
These aren't marketing lines — they're the compliance and design principles baked into how Clarra treats every ingredient and every brand.
Hazard ≠ risk
A regulatory hazard classification is not a verdict on a finished product. We show the flag and its source, and explain the nuance, rather than collapsing everything into a scary number.
Cite, don't accuse
Every flag names a source and uses 'flagged by' / 'restricted in the EU' framing. We never call an ingredient 'toxic' or 'dangerous', and never tell you a product causes harm.
Positive cruelty-free framing
We describe what a brand states or is certified for. We never assert that a brand tests on animals, and we show status as text rather than licensed logos.
Honest about uncertainty
When an ingredient's source is genuinely ambiguous — like glycerin's plant-or-animal origin — we say so, instead of pretending to a certainty the label doesn't support.
Open sources only
Clarra doesn't embed a proprietary rating database. It builds on public regulatory sources and uses Open Beauty Facts product data under the ODbL with attribution.
Calm by design
Warm, editorial, plain-English bands — not fear-red alarms. Anxiety makes for engagement but poor decisions; clarity is the point.
Sourced from open, public references
- EU CosIng (Cosmetic Ingredient database) & the EU Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
- IARC monographs (carcinogen classifications)
- California Proposition 65 list
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review) assessments
- ECHA / EU REACH (incl. SVHC listings)
- Open Beauty Facts (product data, under ODbL, with attribution)
Brand and product names are shown as text under nominative fair use; trademarks belong to their respective owners. Clarra displays no licensed certification logos.