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Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 · peer-reviewed safety assessment record
Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 strong (unreviewed legacy record)Breakout context0/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published ratingAn older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts. Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 · ingredient database
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Record reviewedcosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30 moderate (unreviewed legacy record)Breakout context2/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published ratingAn older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts. Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessment
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Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31Legacy overall grade — not claim-specificstrong (unreviewed legacy record)Breakout context2/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published ratingAn older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts. Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 Record reviewedresearched · 2026-07-31 · Peer-reviewed Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessment
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