HelloGemGet started
Open HelloGem in ChatGPT. If it isn’t installed yet, choose Install plugin.
Choose Try in chat. Later, in any chat, use + (or type @) to select HelloGem before you ask.
Ask about one ingredient at a time, by the name you see on the label.
If you can’t install it, plugins may not be turned on for your account or workspace. Tell whoever sent you here what you see; that helps too.
The five questions
Ask each one in a chat with HelloGem picked.
What does glycerin do in skincare? Show who says what.
What is Nonapeptide-9 on an ingredient label?
Is nicotinamide the same ingredient as niacinamide? Is vitamin B3 another name for it?
What is tocopherol on an ingredient label, and who says so?
One from your own work:
What is [ingredient name], and who says so?
Copy the name exactly as it’s written. Please don’t paste a confidential formula.
What to notice
- Who is speaking: a reference database, a skincare brand, an ingredient website or an industry reference.
- Whether you’re told what the ingredient is or what it does.
- Where the words came from. HelloGem gives ChatGPT each statement with its source and a link; ChatGPT chooses how much of that to show. If a source seems missing, ask which sources HelloGem returned.
If something looks off
Answers usually end with a Report an issue link; if one doesn’t, ask for it. Your note goes with the exact HelloGem result. If the problem is in how ChatGPT worded the answer, paste that part into your note.
HelloGem explains ingredients. It doesn’t judge safety, suggest amounts or review formulas.
Afterwards: three quick questions
Reply to whoever sent you here, or email Anselme, whenever suits you. A line each is plenty.
- Which answer was most useful, and which was least?
- Was anything confusing, wrong or missing, especially for your own ingredient?
- Is there something you look up regularly that you’d use this for?