Will It Clog?

The challenge

Skincare labels list ingredients by chemical name, so shoppers can't easily tell which ones are comedogenic or likely to trigger fungal acne. Most people either trust marketing claims or dig through scattered forum threads to piece together an answer.

What we built

We built a tool where users paste in an ingredient list and get an instant breakdown, with each ingredient rated 0–5 for pore-clogging risk and flagged for fungal-acne triggers. The interface is built for fast repeat use, since people check multiple products in a session. It's a Next.js app deployed on Vercel, rendered for speed, and structured so ingredient and rating pages are indexable and searchable.

How the site is organised

The largest groups of pages in its sitemap:

• /ingredient/90 pages
• /blog/9 pages
• /best/6 pages
• / (top level)1 page
• /ingredients/1 page
• /study/1 page

On the homepage

The homepage's sections, in order, as published:

1. Safer swaps that won't clog your pores
2. How it works
3. The comedogenic scale (0–5)
4. Popular ingredient ratings
5. What is a pore-clogging (comedogenic) ingredient?
6. The worst offenders to watch for
7. Frequently asked questions