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Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
strong (unreviewed legacy record)
Breakout context 0/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published rating An older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts.
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · peer-reviewed safety assessment record
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · clinical review
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · NIH chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · peer-reviewed safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed cosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30 · ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
researched · 2026-07-31 · cosmetic safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · official catalog snapshot
Record reviewed cosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · NIH chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · official catalog snapshot
Record reviewed cosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessment
Alginate · US National Library of Medicine chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · official catalog snapshot
Record reviewed cosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30
researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · randomized placebo-controlled study
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Legacy overall grade — not claim-specific
strong (unreviewed legacy record)
Breakout context 2/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published rating An older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts.
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
moderate (unreviewed legacy record)
Breakout context 2/5 · Fulton 1989 (J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem. 40:321); Kligman & Mills 1972; acne.org compiled tables · ingredient-level published rating An older, contested scale — not a prediction of breakouts.
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · Peer-reviewed Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · official database guidance
Record reviewed cosing-catalog-baseline · 2020-12-30
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · randomized controlled trial of a specific cream
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · clinical commentary and evidence review
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · clinical review
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · regulatory
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · peer-reviewed human clinical trial of a combination formula
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · Peer-reviewed review
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · safety assessment
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · NIH chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · peer-reviewed in-vitro phototoxicity study
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · US National Library of Medicine chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · European Union regulation
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · NIH chemical database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 Not yet reviewed
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · cosmetic ingredient database
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · reference
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31 · reference
Record reviewed researched · 2026-07-31