Cosmetic Batch Check is a practical lookup tool for people who want to better understand the age of skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare and other personal-care products.
Many cosmetic packages do not show a readable production date. Instead, manufacturers print a short lot number somewhere on the container or box. Users can choose the relevant brand, enter that code and receive an estimated production period together with guidance specific to the manufacturer.
The service also helps users locate the correct marking and avoid confusing it with a barcode, shade number, product reference or serial number. It is available across web and mobile, with support for a wide range of international beauty brands.
• Look up production information using cosmetic lot numbers
• Coverage across thousands of skincare, makeup and fragrance brands
• Instructions tailored to different manufacturers and packaging formats
• Examples that help identify the correct printed or embossed code
• Estimated product age presented in an easy-to-read format
• AI-assisted analysis for codes that cannot be resolved normally
• Multi-language experience for users in different regions
• Mobile tools for saving items and reviewing previous searches
• Optional reminders for products already opened
• Accessible from the web, iPhone and Android devices
• Review an older beauty item before deciding whether to keep using it
• Check stock received from a marketplace, reseller or overseas supplier
• Estimate the age of a product with no clearly printed date
• Organize a personal skincare or makeup collection
• Research discontinued or second-hand cosmetics
• Compare products purchased at different times
• Record opening dates and monitor items that may need replacing
• Investigate unfamiliar numbers found on bottles, jars and outer boxes

This project began with a drawer full of skincare products whose purchase dates I could no longer remember. Most of them had no obvious date—only tiny combinations of letters and numbers that were surprisingly difficult to interpret. I built Cosmetic Batch Check to make that research less frustrating. It now combines manufacturer-specific rules, packaging guidance and a growing brand database in one place. There is still a lot to improve, especially because companies sometimes change their coding systems without notice. Reports from users have been extremely useful, so please share any brand or format that does not work as expected.

This project began with a drawer full of skincare products whose purchase dates I could no longer remember. Most of them had no obvious date—only tiny combinations of letters and numbers that were surprisingly difficult to interpret. I built Cosmetic Batch Check to make that research less frustrating. It now combines manufacturer-specific rules, packaging guidance and a growing brand database in one place. There is still a lot to improve, especially because companies sometimes change their coding systems without notice. Reports from users have been extremely useful, so please share any brand or format that does not work as expected.
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