INGREDIENT VERIFICATION LOG

We read the label so you don't have to.

Every product here gets the same treatment: the marketing claim, checked against what's actually in the bottle. No sponsored verdicts.

Case log

21 cases closed
Case Product Status Read
0001 Garnier Vitamin C + Face Serum
Serums · Brightening
 VERIFIED* 7 min
0002 The niacinamide serum that calmed my redness
Serums · Sensitive skin
 VERIFIED 6 min
0003 Sunscreen dupes that don't leave a white cast, ranked
Sunscreen · Comparison
 MIXED 8 min
0004 What "fragrance-free" actually means on a label
Explainer · Ingredients
 FLAGGED 5 min
0005 Dr. Su XO Plump Party Serum: Does It Really Contain Exosomes?
Serums · Exosomes
 MIXED 6 min
0006 ClayCo Cica Microneedling Serum: Real Exosomes or Just Spicules?
Serums · Exosomes
 MIXED 7 min
0007 TBC Needle Glow Serum: Are the Exosome Claims Real?
Serums · Exosomes
 MIXED 6 min
0008 La Mer Crème de la Mer: What's Actually in "Miracle Broth"?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0009 SK-II Facial Treatment Essence: Is Pitera Really a Miracle Ingredient?
Essences · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0010 Augustinus Bader The Cream: What Is TFC8, Really?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 7 min
0011 Dr. Barbara Sturm Super Anti-Aging Serum: Does the Peptide Justify the Price?
Serums · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0012 Sisley Paris Black Rose Skin Infusion Cream: What's Behind the Rose Complex?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0013 Guerlain Orchidée Impériale: Is the Orchid Extract Doing Anything?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0014 Chanel Sublimage La Crème: What's the Vanilla Extract Actually For?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0015 Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair: The Most-Studied Luxury Serum, Verified
Serums · Luxury
 VERIFIED* 6 min
0016 Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate: What Is the Ultimune Complex?
Serums · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0017 Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream: Does Japanese Purple Rice Actually Hydrate?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 VERIFIED* 5 min
0018 111Skin Celestial Black Diamond Retinol Oil: Does the Diamond Powder Do Anything?
Serums · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0019 La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream: Is Caviar Extract Backed by Evidence?
Moisturizers · Luxury
 MIXED 6 min
0020 Valmont Prime Renewing Pack: What's Actually in the "Cellular" Mask?
Masks · Luxury
 MIXED 5 min
0021 We Verified 20 Skincare Products' Marketing Claims — Here's Who Actually Won
Roundup · All Categories
 MIXED 9 min
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Budget starter routine

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FILE B

Nothing here will make you react

Fragrance-free picks for skin that punishes everything.
FILE C

Marketing claims we're still checking

Products with open, unresolved claims — check back.

The method

Every case here follows the same process: read the full ingredient list, check the marketing claim against what's actually formulated, and stamp a verdict — verified, flagged, or mixed. Verdicts are never changed for payment. *Verified means the core claim holds up reasonably well, not that every word on the label is literally true — see the case file for the exact caveat.