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Scan any label.
See what’s inside.
Point your camera at the ingredient list. You get a score out of 100, every ingredient explained, and what the EU, Canada and the US say about it.
- 3,640 ingredients rated
- EU, Canada & US rules
- Every source cited
Scan on your phone
Point your phone’s camera at this code to open the scanner. Labels need a phone camera to read well.
Opens your camera. Get the whole ingredient list in frame.
Or get the free app to save products and set up household flags
What Sketchy Labels does
Sketchy Labels is a free ingredient checker for the web, iPhone and Android. Take a photo of a product’s ingredient list and it reads every ingredient, rates each one against EU, Canada and US rules, and gives the product a score out of 100. You can scan on the web without an account; a free account (email, Google or Apple sign-in) lets you save products and set up household profiles in the app. See our privacy policy for what we collect.
How it works
Photograph the ingredients
Then the front of the pack, so we know the product and its category.
Each ingredient gets a tier
Beneficial, Fair, Caution or Avoid, based on regulation for that product type, with the source cited.
One score, in plain English
A score out of 100, and the one or two ingredients worth a closer look.
The score
Five tiers, one scale.
The same ingredient can rate differently in food and in cosmetics, because different rules apply. The score reflects published regulation, not opinion.
Read the methodology0–39
High Concern
40–59
Some Concerns
60–79
Mixed
80–94
Good
95–100
Excellent
Look up an ingredient
What it is, why it’s rated the way it is, and the rule behind it.
Guides
All guides →Flags for your household.
In the app, add allergies, diets or ingredients to avoid for anyone at home. We point out the exact ingredient and who it affects.
$2.99/month or $29.99/year. Scanning is free.