# GlowPulse Skincare Ingredient Checker

> GlowPulse Skincare Ingredient Checker is a paid API for AI agents from glowpulse-nine.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Looks up a cosmetic INCI ingredient and returns its function, EU CosIng status, CIR/PubChem safety verdict, comedogenicity rating with concentration caveats, and pregnancy-safety flag.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://glowpulse-nine.vercel.app/api/glow/ingredient-lookup
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glowpulse-skincare-ingredient-checker-9c3f55bf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AWOc7SdPFqqb48YjzHDZh

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability glowpulse-skincare-ingredient-checker-9c3f55bf
```

Example prompt: Can you look up retinol for me — what does it do in skincare, is it EU CosIng approved, is it comedogenic, and is it safe to use during pregnancy?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or user needs authoritative, multi-dimensional safety and regulatory information about a specific cosmetic ingredient — especially when EU CosIng status, pregnancy safety, or comedogenicity are relevant. Prefer this over general web search when structured, grounded data from CIR and EU CosIng is required.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or misspelled INCI name returns a not-found error
- Very obscure or newly approved ingredients may have incomplete safety data
- Ingredient name passed as brand name instead of INCI name may not resolve
- Rate limiting or payment failure may return 402 or 429 errors

## How this service works

Skincare ingredient checker — what is [INCI ingredient] and is it safe? Function, EU CosIng status, CIR/PubChem safety verdict, comedogenicity rating with concentration caveat, and pregnancy-safety flag, grounded in EU CosIng, CIR, and dermatology literature.

## Output

Returns a structured profile for the requested INCI ingredient including its cosmetic function, EU CosIng regulatory status, CIR and/or PubChem safety verdict, a comedogenicity rating with a concentration-dependent caveat, and a binary or qualified pregnancy-safety flag — all grounded in EU CosIng, CIR, and dermatology literature.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | ko | ja | de | fr | es | pt (optional)"
      },
      "inci_name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Niacinamide | Retinol | Sodium Hyaluronate (required — INCI ingredient name)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "function": "Active — skin-barrier and brightening agent",
  "inci_name": "Niacinamide",
  "comedogenicity": {
   "rating_0_5": 0
  },
  "cir_safety_verdict": {
   "verdict": "safe as used"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/glowpulse-skincare-ingredient-checker-9c3f55bf/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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