Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner is a free lifestyle application for mobile devices coming from developer Yuka App. It's a health app that lets users scan the barcode on food and cosmetic products and be provided with a detailed ingredient list of the things that make them up.

Similar to Xume: Health Food Scanner or Open Food Facts, Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanners educates users on health by providing easy access to information on food and cosmetic items they use and consume daily. The experience is complemented by a simple and intuitive UI for any type of user.

What you eat and put on

Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scanner is an app made to help you better understand what makes up the common food items you buy at the grocery store, as well as the cosmetic products you put on your skin daily. It does so by letting you scan the barcode sticker included in their packaging to provide you with a detailed ingredient breakdown.

Using the app is straightforward, and you only need to scan the item's barcode or QR code sticker. You will then see a good or bad health rating based on three main criteria, namely nutritional value, additives, and the organic dimension. It also provides positive and negative attributes for each ingredient it has. Its database boasts three million food and two million cosmetic products.

Now, in case a particular item has a negative health rating, the app will provide you with alternatives to pick from that offer better nutritional value or is better for your skin. Now, despite having a large database, there will be some items it will not recognize, which is par for the course, considering new products come out in the market quite frequently.

Better and healthier

If you're the type of person who wants to keep track of everything you eat and put on your skin, then Yuka Food & Cosmetic Scanner is pretty much a must-have app for you. It's easy to use, provides easy-to-understand ratings and information, and boasts millions of products in its database. Check it out now and see for yourself. Highly recommended.