About
Beauty is care, not correction
AbsoBeauty is the Absolute community’s open guide. It explains what cosmetics are made of, how the sun works, and where facts end and marketing begins. No sales, no brands, no sign-up, in Russian, English and Vietnamese.
Knowledge instead of fear
An ingredient is neither “poison” nor “magic”: it is a substance with a role and a concentration. Understanding takes the place of scary ratings.
For everyone
No split into men’s and women’s, and no age standards. Care is a habit of looking after yourself, open to everyone.
Honest
Numbers come with a source and a date, illustrations are captioned, photos carry a free licence. Nothing is for sale.
Borrowed from the best
How the best open services about cosmetics and skin work, and what they lack.
| Who | What is borrowed | What they lack and you find here |
|---|---|---|
| CosIng (European Commission) | Ingredient functions and the EU regulation’s lists | Plain-language explanations in Russian and Vietnamese |
| INCIDecoder | Decoding a formula by role, with no “toxicity rating” | Regulatory flags and an allergen summary; works offline and collects nothing |
| American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) | Short tips from doctors in plain language | Translation and links to the tools, examples for Russia and Vietnam |
| SunSmart Global UV (WHO, Cancer Council Victoria) | Protection times: the hours when the UV index is 3 or higher | Any day of the year for cities in Russia and Vietnam: in the browser, nothing to install, works offline |
| SkinSAFE (Mayo Clinic) | Attention to allergens | Allergens show up right in your own ingredient list, without searching for products and brands |
| Lab Muffin Beauty Science | Popular-science myth busting | Myths with sources and a “Myth or fact” game in three languages |
What you will never find here
- ads, affiliate links or paid reviews
- ratings and roundups of products and brands
- “toxicity scores” or scare stories without concentrations
- “before and after” photos, retouched faces or beauty standards
- jokes about looks, bodies or age
- diagnoses, prescriptions or promised results
- accounts, cookies or analytics
What’s next
When ready, and as the project owner decides.
A bigger dictionary
Hundreds more ingredients, Russian and Vietnamese names, search by a single substance and its history in regulations.
Ingredients from a photo
Reading the ingredient list from a photo of the label right on your phone, without sending the picture to a server.
Lessons on AbsoLive
Classes in skincare, make-up and hair with community professionals, on the abso.live map.
Get in touch
Spot an error or an outdated fact, or have a topic for the basics? Write in. A corrected fact gets a new date.
Facts and laws checked as of 2 November 2026.