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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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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 | |
A volatile silicone that gives a silky feel.moreA volatile cyclic silicone (D6) built from six silicon-oxygen ring units, very similar in use to its smaller cousin cyclopentasiloxane (D5). Full ingredient page → | — | limited | |
4Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceAloe vera | Aloe vera juice; soothes and lightly hydrates.moreThe watery juice from the clear inner gel of the aloe vera leaf, mostly water plus polysaccharides (such as acemannan), salicylates, and minerals. Full ingredient page → | 0 | moderate |
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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11Glycerin | 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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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 3 peer-reviewed studies we track.Start with Aloe vera →
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In label order — earlier usually means more of it. Highlighted names are the evidence-backed actives.
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