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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 → | — | |
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 | |
3NiacinamideVitamin 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 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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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 | |
A fatty acid rich in many plant oils.moreA monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid (C18:1) that is the dominant fatty acid in olive, avocado, and many other oils. Full ingredient page → | — | limited |
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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