Dates with a job to do

What we checked—and how we checked it.

A review date is not a guarantee that a formula has stayed unchanged. It tells you when our source record was last examined and whether that check happened online or from genuine packaging.

Five-product India dataset

Product and ingredient-list checks

These are remote source checks. No product is labelled as checked from packaging until genuine pack evidence is processed.

Product identity checked
Ingredient list checked online
What we could verify
Partial published declaration
Product identity checked
Ingredient list checked online
What we could verify
Partial declaration; important gaps disclosed
Product identity checked
Ingredient list checked online
What we could verify
Complete published declaration
Product identity checked
Ingredient list checked online
What we could verify
Complete selected declaration; source conflict disclosed
Product identity checked
Ingredient list checked online
What we could verify
Complete published declaration

Editorial review

Recently reviewed explainers

“Reviewed” means the editorial desk rechecked wording, sources and scope. It does not imply medical review unless a page says so.

  1. GuideAcne marks vs acne scars: colour is not the same as texture
  2. IngredientAvobenzone in sunscreen: UVA role and photostability context
  3. IngredientAzelaic acid for acne and pigmentation: useful, not universal
  4. IngredientBemotrizinol in sunscreen: broad UV coverage and regulatory context
  5. GuideCan anti-dandruff shampoo dry out your hair?
  6. GuideCan you judge sunscreen protection from the ingredient list?
  7. IngredientClimbazole in anti-dandruff shampoos
  8. GuideDandruff and hair loss: what the evidence can—and cannot—say
  9. GuideDandruff, seborrhoeic dermatitis or scalp psoriasis?
  10. GuideDandruff: what to try first—and when to get help

Public correction log

Material changes stay visible.

Routine copy edits are not logged as corrections. Material factual corrections, source conflicts and clarifications are.

No material corrections have been recorded.

This is an empty public log, not a claim that mistakes are impossible. If you spot one, read how to submit a correction or formula update.