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Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Amyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
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Every ingredient in label order — what it does, how likely it is to clog pores, and how strong the research is. Expand a row for the plain-words read.
| Ingredient | What it does | Comedogenic | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
1AquaWater | solventmoreWater (Aqua) is the solvent base of most skincare and haircare products and usually the first, largest ingredient on the label. Full ingredient page → | — | |
| — | 0 | ||
| — | 4 | ||
| — | 0 | ||
One of the most reliable moisture-binding ingredients in skincare.moreThe gold-standard humectant in skincare: a small, water-loving (hygroscopic) molecule that is also part of skin's own natural moisturizing factor. Full ingredient page → | 0 | strong | |
| — | — | ||
A fatty acid that thickens and conditions.moreA saturated 18-carbon fatty acid and one of the most common workhorse ingredients in cosmetics, naturally found in skin and in cocoa and shea butter. Full ingredient page → | 2 | limited | |
| — | 1 | ||
9Cetyl AlcoholFatty alcohol (non-drying) | emulsion stabilising, fragrance, opacifying, skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - cleansing, surfactant - emulsifying, surfactant - foam boosting, viscosity controllingmoreA fatty alcohol — a waxy, solid C16 alcohol (often from coconut or palm kernel oil) — and a good example of why 'alcohol' on a label is not automatically drying. Unlike the small, volatile solvent alcohols such as alcohol denat. Full ingredient page → | 2 | moderate |
An emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid.moreA non-ionic emulsifier made by joining sorbitan (a sugar-derived molecule from sorbitol) with oleic acid, a fatty acid. It is mainly oil-loving (low HLB, around 4. Full ingredient page → | 3 | limited | |
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13Carbomer | — | 0 |
Comedogenic is a 0–5 pore-clogging likelihood — a contested measure, take it lightly. No marker = unremarkable or not yet researched — we never fake a rating.
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In label order — earlier usually means more of it. Highlighted names are the evidence-backed actives.
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