Yuka alternative
A Yuka alternative that closes the loop
Luminelle scans products and meals against EU and US regulators, tracks your cycle, and observes your skin from a daily selfie - so patterns surface across all of it, not just one isolated score.
Public launch Q2 2026. We'll email once - when we ship.
Powered by EU CosIng · California AB 2762/2771/496 · Prop 65 · ECHA · SCCS opinions · EPA CompTox PFAS
What Luminelle actually is
Four scans, one lab notebook
Luminelle is a journal - every product, every meal, every selfie, tagged with your cycle phase. Patterns surface over weeks. We don't predict; we record.
Product scan
Score every label
Barcode or ingredient list. Every product scored against EU CosIng, California AB 2762/2771/496, Prop 65, and ECHA - with the regulator citation behind every flag.
Meal scan
Calories and EDC-flagged additives
Plate photo or barcode. Calories, macros, and EDC-classified food additives scored against the same regulatory lists. Adds to your daily intake automatically.
AI skin observations
A daily selfie, week over week
Five plain-language observations per scan - pores, tone, the tired softness under your eyes. Saved next to your products, meals, and cycle. Observed without judgement.
Cycle tracking
Phase tagged on every scan
Log your period; Luminelle figures out the phase. Every product and meal you scan carries the phase you were in. Patterns surface over time. No forecasts.
The user observes patterns. Luminelle keeps the lab notebook. Not a diagnostic, not a diet app, not a brand attack.
What Luminelle adds
Four things Luminelle does
Luminelle is built around four pillars that other scanner apps don't combine in one place.
Every flag links to a primary regulator source. Luminelle links every cosmetic flag to the specific regulator entry - tap to read the SCCS opinion, the Annex II row, or the AB bill section directly. No proprietary middleman.
Scoring is cosmetic-specific. Luminelle uses maximum-severity scoring - the worst flag determines the score, not the sum. Industrial REACH/CLP flags that don't apply to skin contact are weighted at zero. Full weight table at /methodology.
Scans talk to each other. Products, meals, cycle phase, and skin selfies live in one timeline. Patterns surface across weeks - not isolated scores in silos.
Biology is part of the score. Luminelle collects sex, age, and optionally cycle phase, and the score reflects the user's profile.
In detail
What Luminelle does, in detail
Scoring is cosmetic-specific. Luminelle uses maximum-severity scoring weighted by cosmetic relevance - an EU Annex II ban weighs 2.5×, industrial REACH/CLP flags that don't apply to skin contact weigh zero. The worst flag determines the score, not the sum - fewer false alarms from duplicate-list flags. Full weights at /methodology.
Every flag links to a primary regulator source. Tap to read the Annex II row, the AB bill section, the Prop 65 listing, or the SCCS opinion PDF. You can verify any claim in one tap against the primary regulator source.
Daily skin selfie observation. Take a selfie. Luminelle's vision model writes five plain-language observations per scan, saved next to your products, meals, and cycle. A weekly observation tells you about your skin in the real world - not about a product in the abstract.
Cycle phase on every scan. Log your period; Luminelle tags follicular, ovulatory, luteal, or menstrual phase on every product and meal you scan. No forecasts - just context next to every scan. The SCCS evaluates ingredients differently for pregnant women and adolescents, so biological context shifts which flags matter.
Pattern detection across weeks. Every scan and selfie carries cycle phase and date. Patterns surface across weeks - which ingredients recur, whether luteal-phase skin observations differ from follicular. A score is a snapshot. A pattern is evidence.
Who it's for
Who Luminelle is - and isn't - for
Switch to Luminelle if…
- You want to tap through to the regulator's exact words behind every flag
- You want products, meals, cycle, and skin observations connected - not in four different apps
- You're pregnant, trying to conceive, or buying products for children - biological context changes which ingredients matter
- You live in the EU, UK, or US - your local regulators are most aggressive, and Luminelle reflects their work directly
- You want a methodology you can audit, with every weight published
- You track your cycle anyway and would rather have one app than two
Luminelle may not be right for you if…
- Your primary need is the largest possible scanner product database
- You don't track your cycle and aren't interested in a skin selfie loop
- You want in-app product recommendations after each scan
- You're outside the EU/US where Luminelle's regulatory focus matters less
- You prefer a scoring model that flags ingredients more conservatively
Luminelle is a different shape - a lab notebook that connects what you put on your skin, what you eat, where you are in your cycle, and what your skin actually looks like.
How to switch
Getting started with Luminelle
There's nothing to migrate in the data sense - no accounts to export, no history to transfer between apps. Here's how to get started:
- Download Luminelle. Free, no account required to scan your first products.
- Scan a few products you use regularly. See Luminelle's regulator-cited ratings.
- Tap a flagged ingredient. Read the linked SCCS opinion or Annex II entry directly.
- Set up your profile (sex, age, optionally cycle) so the score reflects you, not a generic adult.
- Take your first selfie. Five observations, saved next to today's scans. Repeat tomorrow.
- Keep using any other scanner apps you like alongside Luminelle - they can coexist. Luminelle's value compounds with weeks of use.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Does Luminelle scan food like Yuka?
- Yes - Luminelle covers food too. We scan plates and barcodes for calories and macros and flag EDC-classified food additives against the same regulatory lists we use for cosmetics.
- Is Luminelle free?
- Yes. All scans are free. Luminelle+ adds personalized scoring, history, and re-flag alerts.
- How does Luminelle's scoring work?
- Luminelle uses maximum-severity scoring - if five lists flag an ingredient, we score the worst one, not the sum. Every cosmetic flag links to the specific regulator (Annex II, SCCS opinion, AB bill text); every food additive flag links to the same regulatory pipeline.
- What does Luminelle do?
- Three things Luminelle does. (1) Daily skin selfie observed by a vision model - five plain-language observations per scan, week over week. (2) Cycle phase tagged on every product and meal scan, with patterns surfacing over time. (3) Regulator citations behind every flag, on both cosmetics and food additives.
- I'm pregnant. How does Luminelle handle that?
- Luminelle adjusts scoring based on biological context - the SCCS publishes pregnancy-specific evaluations for many ingredients, and Luminelle surfaces them. Luminelle also collects sex, age, and optionally cycle phase, and the score reflects the user's profile.
A scanner is a snapshot. Luminelle is the notebook.
Free at launch. Products, meals, cycle, skin selfie - every scan saved, every flag linked to a regulator.
Public launch Q2 2026.