Search products and ingredients, or jump to anywhere in beautydewlabs.
Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Linalool, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate
Will it clash with what you already use? Check it against a routine →
A quick read on the upsides and the watch-outs — each tied to where it comes from.
Watch-outs
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 → | — | |
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 | |
| — | 0 | ||
| — | — | ||
| — | — | ||
6Alcohol DenatDrying alcohol | Denatured alcohol; can be drying with frequent use.moreDenatured alcohol is ordinary ethanol with bittering or toxic additives mixed in so it can't be consumed, used purely for tax and regulatory reasons. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate |
| — | 5 | ||
A fatty acid used as an emollient.moreThe most common saturated fatty acid in animals and plants (C16) and a natural component of your own skin lipids, used in cosmetics as an emollient, emulsifier, and foam-building cleansing agent (it saponifies into sodium palmitate soap). Full ingredient page → | 2 | limited | |
| — | 1 | ||
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 | |
| — | — | ||
| — | — |
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.
Prices and availability come from each retailer — they may differ from the average above.
Some links are affiliate links — if you buy, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. It never changes a product's score or ranking. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Cheaper picks and higher-rated alternatives that share the same actives — better picks first.
In label order — earlier usually means more of it. Highlighted names are the evidence-backed actives.
Real experiences from people using this product.
