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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.
| Ingredient | What it does | Comedogenic | Evidence |
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1Snail Secretion FiltrateSnail mucin | Snail mucin; a hydrating, repairing ingredient popular in K-beauty for plumping and soothing skin. | — | |
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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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6NiacinamideVitamin B3 | A form of vitamin B3 that reduces redness, evens skin tone, and helps strengthen the skin barrier.moreA form of vitamin B3 that is one of the most versatile skincare actives: it calms inflammation, evens out tone, and boosts the skin's production of ceramides and fatty acids to strengthen the moisture barrier. Full ingredient page → | 0 | strong |
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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 | |
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10Carbomer | — | 0 | |
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 | |
12Betaine | — | — | |
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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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