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The tool

Look up any ingredient.

Paste an ingredient from any product label. We’ll tell you if it’s in our ingredient guide, one of our ingredients, or unknown.

Read between the lines

How to read a label.

A few things most people don’t know about ingredient lists.

Order = Concentration

Ingredients are listed by concentration — the first ingredient makes up the most of the product. If petrolatum is listed first, it's the main ingredient.

Long Names Are Normal

Labels use standardized INCI names, so plant oils often appear in Latin (coconut oil is Cocos Nucifera Oil). Look up anything unfamiliar here.

What "Fragrance" Means

"Fragrance" or "parfum" is one label term that can cover a blend of components. US rules don't require brands to list each component.

Short Lists Are Quick to Read

Numbrrrz has four base ingredients. Some lip balms list 20 or more, which takes longer to check.

The comparison

See the difference.

Our complete ingredient list vs. a typical drugstore lip balm.

Numbrrrz

4 ingredients

  1. 1Organic Coconut Oil
  2. 2Organic Jojoba Oil
  3. 3Organic Beeswax
  4. 4Vitamin E

ChapStick Classic Original

17 ingredients

  1. 1White Petrolatum 45%
  2. 2Arachidyl Propionate
  3. 3Camphor
  4. 4Carnauba Wax
  5. 5Cetyl Alcohol
  6. 6Fragrance
  7. 7Isopropyl Lanolate
  8. 8Lanolin
  9. 9Light Mineral Oil
  10. 10Octyldodecanol
  11. 11Oleyl Alcohol
  12. 12Paraffin
  13. 13Phenyl Trimethicone
  14. 14Red 6 Lake
  15. 15Titanium Dioxide
  16. 16White Wax
  17. 17Yellow 5 Lake
The database

Our database at a glance.

50

Ingredients covered

213

Known Aliases

150

Products Referenced

30

Brands Covered

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Four ingredients. Done.

Organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic jojoba oil and vitamin E. No petrolatum, parabens or synthetic fragrance.