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Fragrance ingredients some people react to (the EU requires listing these): Citral, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene
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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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2DimethiconeA silicone | A silicone that smooths and seals; not water-soluble, so it can build up on hair.moreThe most widely used silicone in skincare and haircare — a polydimethylsiloxane polymer that spreads into a thin, breathable, water-repellent film. Full ingredient page → | 1 | moderate |
3Cetyl 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 |
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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A skin-identical lipid that rebuilds the moisture barrier.moreCeramide NP is a skin-identical lipid (formerly called Ceramide 3) that replaces ceramides naturally found between skin cells, helping rebuild the moisture barrier and lock in hydration. Full ingredient page → | 0 | moderate | |
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17Sodium HyaluronateHyaluronic Acid (salt form) | The salt form of hyaluronic acid; draws water into the skin for instant hydration.moreThe sodium salt form of hyaluronic acid, a sugar molecule naturally found in skin that acts like a sponge, binding many times its own weight in water. Full ingredient page → | 0 | 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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