An app that uses Google's VisionAI API to scan hair product ingredient labels. In the curly/wavy hair world there is a movement called the Curly Girl Method (CG Method). The Method is used to make healthy hair specifically for curly/ wavy hair individuals. CG Method consists of not using hair products that contain certain ingredients- Sulfates, Silicones, Short Chain Alcohols, Parabens, Formaldehydes, Soaps, Waxes, Mineral oils. The issue is, there are over 100 of these ingredients! How can an individual check a tiny ingredients label and make sure to check for each one? This is exactly what my Curl Safe solves.
Check out the Frontend!
Available on the Google Play store!
Available on the App Store!
| Method | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
GET |
/ingredients/ |
Retrieve all ingredients |
GET |
/ingredients/findOne |
Retrieve ingredient by name |
POST |
/ingredients/createIngredient |
Create a ingredient |
DELETE |
/ingredients/deleteIngredient/:id |
Delete ingredient by id |
POST |
/vision/analyzeImage |
Make a request to analyze an image |
MongoDB was used for development. Stored all my data of ingredients for the analyzer to look for. Deployed with MongoDB Atlas.
Express was chosen in tandem with Mongoose to make API endpoints and schemas. Created connection for a deployed database, ingredient schemas, and used to take care of the VisionAI API request needed to analyze images The analyzer takes a little while to load, so having a lightweight framework was needed to keep a responsive feel to the app.
Heroku was picked for its scalable tiers. Since I expect this to be a small app, I needed a service that would offer tiers for small applications, but can easily scale up if traffic increased. Also found the config vars feature useful for maintaining keys secure.
Google Cloud was needed for making use of VisionAI. Frontend sends a payload of the image and the backend sends back the raw data of the text.
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This app was inspired by the CG Method- A guideline for taking care of Natural hair. Originally made by Lorraine Masse- Check out her book!
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The curly hair subreddit which first introduced me to proper care of curly hair.
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Curls bot A website that lets you type in ingredients to check if they're on the CG method do not use list.
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Curl Scan A website that tells the user if a hair product is CG Method approved. Community-driven to keep expanding their database of products.