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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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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 |
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 | |
5Glycolic AcidAHA exfoliant | The strongest common AHA exfoliant; smooths texture and fades dark spots.moreGlycolic acid is the smallest and strongest of the common alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs); it dissolves the bonds holding dead surface cells together to smooth texture, fade dark spots, and boost collagen. Full ingredient page → | — | strong |
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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13Salicylic AcidBHA exfoliant | An oil-soluble (BHA) exfoliant that clears pores from the inside; the go-to for blackheads.moreAn oil-soluble beta hydroxy acid (BHA) that slips into sebum-filled pores and loosens the bonds holding dead skin cells together, clearing clogs from the inside out. Full ingredient page → | — | strong |
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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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