Search products and ingredients, or jump to anywhere in beautydew labs.
Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene
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 → | — | |
| — | 1 | ||
3Butyrospermum Parkii ButterShea butter | Shea butter; a rich, occlusive moisturizer.moreShea butter, a soft solid fat pressed from the nut of the African shea tree, composed mainly of stearic and oleic acids (about 85-90% of its fatty acids) plus an unusually high unsaponifiable fraction with vitamins A and E. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate |
| — | 5 | ||
5Cetyl 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 |
| — | 1 | ||
A common emulsifier that binds oil and water.moreA very common water-loving (hydrophilic) emulsifier and surfactant made by attaching a PEG (polyethylene glycol) chain to stearic acid. Its main job is to keep the oil and water phases of a cream or lotion mixed together evenly. Full ingredient page → | 1 | limited | |
| — | 2 | ||
9Cocos Nucifera OilCoconut oil | Coconut oil; an occlusive oil that can penetrate the hair shaft.moreCoconut oil, a mostly saturated plant oil that is roughly half lauric acid and solid at room temperature. Full ingredient page → | 4 | moderate |
| — | 0 | ||
11Sorbitol | — | 0 | |
| — | 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.
Prices and availability come from each retailer — they may differ from the average above.
Amazonsearch results — availability variesFind on Amazon →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.
No alternatives match this filter. Show all →
In label order — earlier usually means more of it. Highlighted names are the evidence-backed actives.
Real experiences from people using this product.
Discuss Ayana crème nuit parfum fleur de cerisier in the community →