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Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Benzyl Alcohol
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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.
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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 → | — | |
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4ParfumFragrance | A blend of fragrance compounds; the most common trigger for fragrance sensitivity.more'Fragrance' or 'Parfum' is not a single ingredient but an undisclosed blend of scent compounds (30-50 on average, sometimes up to ~200) whose exact composition is a protected trade secret. Full ingredient page → | — | moderate |
A volatile silicone that gives slip and evaporates off.moreA volatile, water-thin cyclic silicone (also called D5 or cyclomethicone). It spreads ingredients into a light, silky, non-greasy layer and then evaporates off the skin or hair within minutes, leaving little to no residue. Full ingredient page → | — | limited | |
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buffering, chelating, fragrancemoreA weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits that plays several quiet but important roles in a formula. 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 | |
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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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Its ingredients appear in 27 peer-reviewed studies we track.Start with Methylisothiazolinone →
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In label order — earlier usually means more of it. Highlighted names are the evidence-backed actives.
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