Things you can ask us to consider

Choose this if the appearance of blackheads is something you would like taken into account while you browse. It records what you want to filter for. It is kept separate from the acne context, and choosing one never chooses the other.

Choose this if the appearance of scars or stretch marks is something you would like taken into account while you browse. It records what you want to filter for. It is not a statement that any product will change how your skin looks.

Choose this if your skin currently feels sensitised, tight or easily reactive to you, and you would like that taken into account while you browse. It records how you say your skin feels. We make no statement about your skin barrier or about what is happening in your skin.

Choose this if changes in tone or texture that you associate with time in the sun are something you would like taken into account while you browse. It is about appearance only. It is not about protection from the sun: if that is what you are looking for, use the SPF property instead, which records the number a brand states.

Choose this if you have told us that acne is relevant to you. We use it only to filter and highlight what you see while you browse. It is not an assessment of your skin and it is not medical advice. It is kept separate from the blackheads appearance concern, and choosing one never chooses the other. For anything beyond filtering, please speak to a pharmacist, doctor or dermatologist.

Choose this if you have told us that skin feeling sore or overheated after time in the sun is relevant to you right now. We use it only to filter and highlight what you see. It is not an assessment of your skin and it is not medical advice. If you are at all concerned about how your skin feels, please speak to a pharmacist or a doctor.

Choose this if you have told us that eczema, or atopic skin, is relevant to you. We use it only to filter and highlight what you see while you browse. It is not an assessment of your skin and it is not medical advice. A pharmacist, doctor or dermatologist is the right person to advise you, and their guidance comes before anything on this page.

Choose this if you have told us that psoriasis is relevant to you. We use it only to filter and highlight what you see while you browse, and we never present a cosmetic product as an answer to it. It is not an assessment of your skin and it is not medical advice. Please speak to a pharmacist, doctor or dermatologist, whose guidance comes first.

Choose this if you have told us that rosacea is relevant to you. We use it only to filter and highlight what you see while you browse. It is not an assessment of your skin and it is not medical advice. It is kept separate from the appearance concern about visible redness, and choosing one never chooses the other. For anything beyond filtering, please speak to a pharmacist, doctor or dermatologist.

Choose this if you would like what you see to lean towards a matte look rather than a dewy or glossy one. It describes the finish you prefer. It says nothing about your skin type, and choosing it tells us nothing about your skin.

Hands and feet as zones of the body, kept together because that is the term we were given. We also keep hands and feet as separate zones, and link a product to the narrower one wherever its source supports that.

The lips as a zone of the body, used to narrow what you see to products presented for that area. It is a place, not a routine and not a statement about results.

The neck and décolleté as a zone of the body, used to narrow what you see. Products here are often presented for both at once, so we also keep the neck and the décolleté as separate zones for anything presented for only one of them.

A cruelty-free claim made by the brand or by a named certification scheme, shown together with the scheme, its source and the date we recorded it. We store which scheme granted it rather than a simple yes or no. We repeat the claim and its source, and we do not verify it ourselves.

A fragrance-free claim made by the brand, shown together with its source and the date we recorded it. It is the brand's wording and not ours, and it is not a statement about allergens. It does not tell you that no fragrance allergen is present, and a product whose ingredient list has no Parfum entry is not fragrance-free on that basis alone. If you are avoiding a particular ingredient, filter on that ingredient.

A vegan claim made by the brand or by a certification scheme, shown together with who made it and when we recorded it. We repeat the claim and its source. We do not verify it ourselves.

What a pack is made of and how it is presented — a tube, a pump, a jar — recorded attribute by attribute with where each one came from. Anything said about recycling is the brand's own statement and is shown as theirs.

The SPF number a brand states for a product, recorded together with the test standard the brand names and the date we recorded it. We record what is stated. We do not test products, and we do not tell you what protection you will get.

Choose this if you have told us that pregnancy or breastfeeding is a context you would like taken into account while you browse. It records a preference you expressed and is not an assessment we made; we use it only to filter and highlight what you see. We never say that a product is appropriate during pregnancy, and this is not medical advice — a midwife, pharmacist or doctor is the right person to ask, and their guidance comes first.

A broad age band a reviewer chose to share about themselves, so you can see whose experience you are reading. It is a band and never a date of birth, and sharing it is optional.

The skin type a reviewer chose to share about themselves. It sits on the review and never on the product: it lets you see what reviewers who describe their skin the way you describe yours have said, and we do not use it to say that a product is meant for a skin type.