diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
index c496c9d..37bef30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AddRecipe.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { addRecipe } from "../services/frontendApi.js";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
-import AddBulkIngredients from "../components/AddBulkIngredients.tsx"
-import AddBulkSteps from "../components/AddBulkSteps.tsx"
-import StarRating from "../components/StarRating.tsx"
-import DemoModal from '../components/DemoModal.tsx'
-import '../css/colorTheme.css';
+import AddBulkIngredients from "../components/AddBulkIngredients.tsx";
+import AddBulkSteps from "../components/AddBulkSteps.tsx";
+import StarRating from "../components/StarRating.tsx";
+import DemoModal from "../components/DemoModal.tsx";
+import "../css/colorTheme.css";
+import { isProfane } from "../utils/profanityFilter";
 
 interface Step {
   step_number: number;
@@ -28,14 +29,29 @@ function AddRecipe() {
 
   const addRecipeForm = async (event: React.FormEvent) => {
     event.preventDefault();
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'demo') {
+    if (
+      isProfane(recipeName) ||
+      isProfane(recipeCuisine) ||
+      ingredients.some((ingredient) => isProfane(ingredient)) ||
+      steps.some((step) => isProfane(step.instruction)) ||
+      isProfane(author)
+    ) {
+      alert("Your submission contains inappropriate language.");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "demo") {
       setShowDemoModal(true);
       return;
     }
     const stepsHash = Object.fromEntries(
-      steps.map(step => [step.step_number, step.instruction])
+      steps.map((step) => [step.step_number, step.instruction]),
     );
-    if (recipeName && recipeCuisine && Object.keys(stepsHash).length > 0 && ingredients.length > 0) {
+    if (
+      recipeName &&
+      recipeCuisine &&
+      Object.keys(stepsHash).length > 0 &&
+      ingredients.length > 0
+    ) {
       const recipeData = {
         name: recipeName,
         cuisine: recipeCuisine.toLowerCase(),
@@ -44,13 +60,13 @@ function AddRecipe() {
         cook_minutes: cookMinutes,
         stars: stars,
         ingredients: ingredients,
-        steps: stepsHash
-      }
-      console.log(recipeData)
+        steps: stepsHash,
+      };
+      console.log(recipeData);
       const data = await addRecipe(recipeData);
       setNewRecipeId(data.id);
     } else {
-      alert('missing required data')
+      alert("missing required data");
     }
   };
 
@@ -88,7 +104,12 @@ function AddRecipe() {
         />
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
           <div>
-            <label htmlFor="prepTime" className="mr-2 font-bold text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">Prep Time:</label>
+            <label
+              htmlFor="prepTime"
+              className="mr-2 font-bold text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]"
+            >
+              Prep Time:
+            </label>
             <input
               type="number"
               placeholder="prep time in minutes"
@@ -96,10 +117,17 @@ function AddRecipe() {
               value={prepMinutes}
               onChange={(e) => setPrepMinutes(parseInt(e.target.value))}
             />
-            <span className="ml-2 text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">minutes</span>
+            <span className="ml-2 text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">
+              minutes
+            </span>
           </div>
           <div>
-            <label htmlFor="cookTime" className="mr-2 font-bold text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">Cook Time:</label>
+            <label
+              htmlFor="cookTime"
+              className="mr-2 font-bold text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]"
+            >
+              Cook Time:
+            </label>
             <input
               type="number"
               placeholder="cook time in minutes"
@@ -107,10 +135,15 @@ function AddRecipe() {
               value={cookMinutes}
               onChange={(e) => setCookMinutes(parseInt(e.target.value))}
             />
-            <span className="ml-2 text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">minutes</span>
+            <span className="ml-2 text-[var(--color-secondaryTextDark)]">
+              minutes
+            </span>
           </div>
           <div>
-            <StarRating rating={stars} onRatingChange={(newRating: number) => setStars(newRating)} />
+            <StarRating
+              rating={stars}
+              onRatingChange={(newRating: number) => setStars(newRating)}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
         <label className="mb-4 flex items-center cursor-pointer">
@@ -124,7 +157,10 @@ function AddRecipe() {
           </div>
         </label>
         <div>
-          <AddBulkIngredients ingredients={ingredients} onChange={setIngredients} />
+          <AddBulkIngredients
+            ingredients={ingredients}
+            onChange={setIngredients}
+          />
         </div>
         {/*<ul className="mb-4">
         {ingredients.map((ing, index) => (
@@ -143,7 +179,10 @@ function AddRecipe() {
           </li>
         ))}
       </ul>*/}
-        <button type="submit" className="ar-button bg-[var(--color-buttonBg)] text-[var(--color-textLight)] py-2 px-4 rounded hover:bg-[var(--color-buttonBgHover)]">
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          className="ar-button bg-[var(--color-buttonBg)] text-[var(--color-textLight)] py-2 px-4 rounded hover:bg-[var(--color-buttonBgHover)]"
+        >
           submit
         </button>
       </form>
@@ -155,6 +194,6 @@ function AddRecipe() {
         />
       )}
     </div>
-  )
+  );
 }
-export default AddRecipe
+export default AddRecipe;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/profanityFilter.ts b/frontend/src/utils/profanityFilter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ca2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/profanityFilter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+let profaneWords: string[] = [];
+
+const loadProfaneWords = async () => {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(
+      "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/web-mech/badwords/master/lib/lang.json",
+    );
+    const data = await response.json();
+    profaneWords = data.words;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "dev") {
+      console.log("Error loading profane words:", (error as Error).message);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+loadProfaneWords();
+
+export const isProfane = (input: string): boolean => {
+  const words = input.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/);
+  return words.some((word) => profaneWords.includes(word));
+};