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These ingredients refer to compounds that have shown in tests to increase possible comedone formation (acne formation).
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These comedones - whiteheads and blackheads, are, in their turn, the starting point for pimples and acne. To view more information on the progress of comedones to acne, please click here.
The comedogenicity is determined by applying an ingredient to the inside ear of a rabbit for three weeks, and then to
inspect the amount of comedones formed during that period (by biopsy), and to measure the irritation caused to the area in question.
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PLEASE NOTE:
We do not perform tests on animals, nor do we support animal testing, as all our ingredients are safe, and to test the effectiveness of our products we use human volunteers. |
A rating from 0 - 5 is then determined for both the comedogenic and irritation value of each ingredient.
It should however be noted that some products may not cause comedones or skin problems, although a comedogenic ingredient or ingredients are used in a specific formula.
The reason for this is the way in which the product may be formulated, the inclusion rate of the ingredients, as well as the intended use of the product. For instance - a cleanser is going to be on the skin for a very short time, while a moisturizer will be left on for far longer periods.
Also note - just because a product is called a wax or an oil does not mean that it will cause comedones, pimples and acne - it will depend on the oil or wax in question, as some waxes and oils do not create or exacerbate problem skin.
For the general interest of visitors we have listed some common cosmetic ingredients below, followed by their comedogenicity as well as their irritation potential.
Natural Oils  |
| Almond Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Apricot Kernel Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Avocado Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Bubussa Oil |
1 |
0 |
| Cajeput Oil |
2 |
4 |
| Camphor |
2 |
2 |
| Castor Oil |
1 |
0 |
| Chaulomoogra Oil |
1 |
0 |
| Cocoa Butter |
4 |
0 |
| Coconut Butter |
4 |
0 |
| Coconut Oil |
4 |
1 |
| Corn Oil |
3 |
0 |
| Cotton Aws Oil |
3 |
0 |
| Cotton Seed Oil |
3 |
0-5 |
| Crisco |
3 |
0 |
| Evening Primrose Oil |
2 |
2 |
| Hydrogenated Castor Oil |
1 |
0 |
| Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil |
3 |
0-1 |
| Hydrolyzed Animal Protein |
0 |
0 |
| Mineral Oil |
0 |
0 |
| Mink Oil |
3 |
1 |
| Olive Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Peanut Oil |
2 |
0-2 |
| Petrolatum |
0 |
0 |
| Safflower Oil |
0 |
0 |
| Sandalwood Seed Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Sesame Oil |
2 |
0 |
| Soybean Oil |
3 |
0 |
| Squalane |
1 |
0 |
| Sulfated Castor Oil |
3 |
2 |
| Sunflower Oil |
0 |
0 |
| Wheat Germ Oil |
5 |
2 |
| Oils |
| Shark Liver Oil |
3 |
2 |
| Waxes |
| Beeswax |
0-2 |
0 |
| Candelilla Wax |
1 |
0 |
| Carnuba Wax |
1 |
0 |
| Ceresin Wax |
0 |
0 |
| Emulsifying Wax NF |
0-2 |
0-2 |
| Jojoba Oil |
0-2 |
0 |
| Lanolin Wax |
1 |
0 |
| Sulfated Jojoba Oil |
3 |
2 |
| Botanicals |
| Algae Extract |
5 |
4 |
| Aloe Vera Gel |
0 |
0 |
| Calendula |
1 |
0 |
| Carrageenans |
5 |
2 |
| Chamomile |
2 |
0 |
| Chamomile extract |
0 |
0 |
| Cold Pressed Aloe Vera |
0 |
0 |
| Red Algae |
5 |
2 |
| Vitamins and herbs |
| Ascorbic Acid |
0 |
0 |
| Black Walnut Extract |
0 |
0 |
| Tocopherol |
2 |
2 |
| Vitamin A Palmitate |
2 |
1 |
| Panthenol |
0 |
0 |
| Proteins and enzymes |
| Bromelain |
0 |
0 |
| Papain |
0 |
0-3 |
| Antioxidants |
| Beta Carotene |
1 |
0 |
| BHA |
2 |
3 |
| Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) |
2 |
3 |
| Carotene |
1 |
0 |
| Clay |
| Bentonite |
0 |
0 |
| Minerals |
| Algin |
4 |
4 |
| Colloidal Sulfur |
3 |
4 |
| Flowers of Sulfur |
0 |
3 |
| Potassium Chloride |
5 |
0-3 |
| Precipitated Sulfur |
0 |
0-2 |
| Sodium Chloride (Salt) |
5 |
0-3 |
| Talc |
1 |
0 |
| Zinc Stearate |
0 |
0 |
| Thickeners and emulsifiers |
| Carbomer 940 |
1 |
0 |
| Hydroxypropyl Cellulose |
1 |
0 |
| Sorbitan Oleate |
3 |
0 |
| Thickeners |
| Kaolin |
0 |
0 |
| Magnesium Aluminum Silicate |
0 |
0 |
| Detergents |
| Sodium Laureth Sulfate |
3 |
2 |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulfate |
5 |
2 |
| Fatty acids and derivatives |
| Arachidic Acid |
2 |
0 |
| Ascorbyl Palmitate |
2 |
0 |
| Behenic Acid |
0 |
0 |
| Benzoic Acid |
2 |
3 |
| Butyl Stearate |
3 |
0 |
| Capric Acid |
2 |
2 |
| Caprylic Acid |
1 |
3 |
| Decyl Oleate |
3 |
0 |
| Diisopropyl Adipate |
0 |
0 |
| Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate |
0 |
0 |
| Dioctyl Succinate |
3 |
2 |
| Ethylhexyl Palmitate |
4 |
0 |
| Isodecyl Oleate |
4 |
0 |
| Isopropyl Isosterate |
5 |
0 |
| Isopropyl Myristate |
5 |
3 |
| Isopropyl Palmitate |
4 |
1 |
| Isostearyl Isostearate |
4 |
1 |
| Isostearyl Neopentanoate |
3 |
3 |
| Lauric Acid |
4 |
1 |
| Myristic Acid |
3 |
0 |
| Myristyl Lactate |
4 |
2 |
| Myristyl Myristate |
5 |
2 |
| Octyldodecyl Stearate |
0 |
0 |
| Palmitic Acid |
2 |
0 |
| PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate |
4 |
3 |
| PPG 30 Cetyl Ester |
0 |
0 |
| Stearic Acid |
2 |
0 |
| Stearyl Heptanoate |
4 |
0 |
| Syearyl Heptanoate |
4 |
0 |
| Tridectyl Neopentanoate |
0 |
3 |
| Myristic Acid |
3 |
0 |
| Alcohol, esters, ethers and sugars |
| Polysorbate 20 |
0 |
0 |
| Polysorbate 80 |
0 |
0 |
| Sterol Esters |
0 |
0 |
| Behenyl Triglyceride |
0 |
0 |
| Butylene Glycol |
1 |
0 |
| Cetearyl Alcohol |
2 |
2 |
| Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20 |
4 |
1 |
| Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether |
0 |
0 |
| Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2-Sulfosuccinate |
4 |
2 |
| Ethyl Ether |
0 |
0 |
| Ethylene Glycol Monostearate |
0 |
0 |
| Glycerin |
0 |
0 |
| Glyceryl Stearate NSE |
1 |
0 |
| Glyceryl Stearate SE |
3 |
2 |
| Glyceryl Tricapylo/Caprate |
1 |
0 |
| Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate |
4 |
0 |
| Hexadecyl Alcohol |
5 |
2 |
| Hexylene Glycol |
2 |
1 |
| Isocetyl Stearate |
5 |
0 |
| Isopropyl Alcohol |
0 |
4 |
| Laureth 23 |
3 |
0 |
| Laureth 4 |
5 |
4 |
| Menthyl Anthranilate |
0 |
0 |
| Octyl Methoxycinnamate |
0 |
0 |
| Octyl Stearate |
5 |
5 |
| Oleth-10 |
2 |
1 |
| Oleth-3 |
5 |
2 |
| Oleyl Alcohol |
4 |
2 |
| PEG 100 Distearate |
2 |
0 |
| PEG 100 Stearate |
1 |
0 |
| PEG 150 Distearate |
2 |
0 |
| PEG 200 Dilaurate |
3 |
2 |
| PEG 40 castor oil |
0 |
0 |
| PEG 8 Stearate |
3 |
1 |
| Pentarythrital Tetra Capra/Caprylate |
0 |
0 |
| Pentarythrital Tetra Isostearate |
2 |
0 |
| PG Caprylate/Caprate |
1 |
0 |
| PG Dicaprylate/Caprate |
1 |
0 |
| PG Dipelargonate |
2 |
0 |
| PG Dipelargonate |
2 |
2 |
| PG Monostearate |
3 |
0 |
| Polyethylene Glycol (PEG 400) |
1 |
0 |
| Polyethylene Glycol 300 |
1 |
0 |
| Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate |
4 |
0 |
| Propylene Glycol |
0 |
0 |
| Propylene Glycol Monostearate |
4 |
0 |
| SD Alcohol 40 |
0 |
0 |
| Sorbitan Laurate |
1 |
1 |
| Sorbitol |
0 |
0 |
| Steareth 10 |
4 |
3 |
| Steareth 100 |
0 |
0 |
| Steareth 2 |
2 |
2 |
| Steareth 20 |
2 |
1 |
| Wheat Germ Glyceride |
3 |
2 |
| Alcohol sugars and derivatives |
| Cetyl Alcohol |
2 |
2 |
| PEG 20 Stearate |
1 |
0 |
| Sorbitan Sesquinoleate |
4 |
2 |
| Sorbitan Stearate |
0 |
1 |
| Stearyl Alcohol |
2 |
2 |
| Astringent |
| Zinc Oxide |
1 |
0 |
| Fragrance |
| Benzaldehyde |
2 |
2 |
| Hydrocarbon |
| Azulene |
2 |
0 |
| Lanolin and derivatives |
| Acetylated Lanolin |
4 |
0 |
| Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol |
4 |
2 |
| Anhydrous Lanolin |
0 |
0 |
| Ethoxylated Lanolin |
3 |
0 |
| Lanolin Alcohol |
0-2 |
2 |
| Lanolin Oil |
1 |
0 |
| PEG 16 Lanolin |
4 |
3 |
| PEG 75 Lanolin |
0 |
0 |
| Solulan 16 |
4 |
3 |
| Preservatives and additives |
| Ethylparaben |
0 |
0 |
| Hydantoin |
0 |
0 |
| Methyl Paraben |
0 |
0 |
| Allantoin |
0 |
0 |
| Propylparaben |
0 |
0 |
| Sodium Hyaluronate |
0 |
0 |
| Propyl paraben |
0 |
0 |
| Color and pigments |
| D & C Red # 19 |
2 |
0 |
| Carmine |
0 |
0 |
| Chromium Hydroxide |
0 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 17 |
3 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 21 |
3 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 3 |
3 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 30 |
3 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 33 |
1 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 36 |
3 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 4 |
1 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 6 |
1 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 7 |
1 |
0 |
| D & C Red # 9 |
1 |
0 |
| D & C Red #27 |
2 |
0 |
| D & C Red #40 |
2 |
2 |
| Iron Oxide |
0 |
0 |
| Titanium Dioxide |
0 |
0 |
| Ultramarine Violet |
0 |
0 |
| Silicones |
| Cyclomethicone |
0 |
0 |
| Dimethicone |
1 |
0 |
| Solvent |
| Acetone |
0 |
5 |
| Sterols |
| Cholesterol |
0 |
0 |
| Choleth 24 |
0 |
0 |
| PEG 10 Soya Sterol |
0 |
1 |
| PEG 5 Soya Sterol |
0 |
0 |
| Soya Sterol |
0 |
0 |
| Miscellaneous |
| Aminomethylpropionate |
0 |
0 |
| Carbomer |
0 |
1 |
| Deionized Water |
0 |
0 |
| Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether |
0 |
0 |
| Lithium Stearate |
1 |
0 |
| Magnesium Stearate |
1 |
0 |
| Octyl Dimethyl PABA |
0 |
0 |
| Octyl Palmitate |
4 |
1 |
| Octyl Salicylate |
0 |
0 |
| Oxybenzone |
0 |
0 |
| Simethicone |
1 |
0 |
| Sodium PCA |
0 |
0 |
| Stearic Acid Tea |
3 |
2 |
| Triethanolamine |
2 |
0 |
| Xylene |
4 |
3 |
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