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Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Citral, Anise Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate
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A quick read on the upsides and the watch-outs — each tied to where it comes from.
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The ingredients doing the work — the reason you'd buy it.
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.
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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 | |
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5Alcohol 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 |
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perfuming, preservative, solvent, viscosity controllingmoreA multitasking aromatic alcohol that occurs naturally in many plants and essential oils (jasmine, ylang-ylang): it works as a solvent and as a bacteriostatic preservative in cosmetics, and also contributes a mild sweet-floral scent as a fragrance ingredient. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate |
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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