Comparison

Allergen-Card Apps vs ClearaScan

Translation cards for eating out versus scanning against your list.

In short

Translation cards for eating out versus scanning against your list.

The core difference

General food apps judge a product against broad criteria, a health score or a diet pattern. A personal-list approach starts from the specific ingredients you react to. For food-triggered skin reactions, that personal angle is usually what matters.

Check it against your own list

A free scanner like Yuka gives a packaged product a general health score, which is a useful broad read, though that verdict is the same for everyone rather than tuned to your skin. Fig is genuinely good for managing a defined eating pattern. To check a product against the specific things that make your skin react, a personal-list app like ClearaScan lets you save your triggers once and scan any product, food, medication or cosmetic, against your ingredient guard list, flagging only yours. It also keeps a Reaction Journal so you can tie a flare back to the product that caused it, a shared Care Circle so family can scan for you, and a Trusted Products list. It is currently in early access. (Disclosure: our editor co-founded ClearaScan, and we are not paid to mention the others.)

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A note on this content. The Sensitive Skin Lab publishes general educational information, not medical advice. If you suspect you have an allergy or sensitivity, consult a qualified dermatologist or allergist. Product formulations and labels change without notice, so always check the ingredients on the product itself.