Comedogenic Ratings
A lot of people don’t understand the comedogenicity rating
scale, what that is it rates the ingredients that you apply to your skin. The
scale goes from 0-5, on whether its going to cause acne. So even someone that’s
not prone to acne can get breakouts if they put something on that has a very
high comedogenic rating.
This is why its every important to use products that are formulatedwith ingredients that have a low scale of comedogenicity. Make sure that are formulated
with an FDA registered products to get potent and fully functional product that
won’t clog your pores.
This is the scale we’re looking at in terms of
comedogenicity:
0 - Will Not Clog Pores
1 - Low probability
2 - Moderately Low
3 - Moderate
4 - Fairly High
5 - High probability it will clog pores
For acne-prone skin, this is something to be especially
aware of. But no skin is the same and formulations can have a drastic effect on
the final product’s ratings, so it’s always best to do a patch test before
going at a product full-on.
| Ingredients | Comedogenicity | Irritancy |
| Acetone | 0 | 5 |
| Acetylated Lanolin | 4 | 0 |
| Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol | 4 | 2 |
| Algae Extract | 5 | 4 |
| Algin | 4 | 4 |
| Allantoin | 0 | 0 |
| Almond Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Aloe Vera | 0 | 0 |
| Apricot Kernel Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Ascorbic Acid | 0 | 0 |
| Ascorbyl Palmitate | 2 | 0 |
| Avocado Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Benzoic Acid | 2 | 3 |
| Beta Carotene | 1 | 0 |
| Beeswax | 0-2 | 0 |
| Butyl Stearate | 3 | 0 |
| Butylene Glycol | 1 | 0 |
| Calendula | 1 | 0 |
| Camphor | 2 | 2 |
| Candelilla Wax | 1 | 0 |
| Capric Acid | 2 | 2 |
| Caprylic Acid | 1 | 3 |
| Carbomer | 0 | 1 |
| Carnuba Wax | 1 | 0 |
| Carrageenan | 5 | 2 |
| Cetearyl Alcohol | 2 | 2 |
| Cetyl Alcohol | 2 | 2 |
| Cocoa Butter | 4 | 0 |
| Coconut Butter | 4 | 0 |
| Coconut Oil | 4 | 1 |
| Colloidal Sulfur | 3 | 4 |
| Corn Oil | 3 | 0 |
| D&C Red # 17 | 3 | 0 |
| D&C Red # 19 | 2 | 0 |
| D&C Red # 21 | 3 | 0 |
| D&C Red # 3 | 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 |
| Dimethicone | 1 | 0 |
| Dioctyl Succinate | 3 |
2 |
| Emu Oil | 0 | 0 |
| Ethylparaben | 0 | 0 |
| Evening Primrose Oil | 2 | 2 |
| Glyceryl Stearate NSE | 1 | 0 |
| Glyceryl Stearate SE | 3 | 2 |
| Isocetyl Stearate | 5 | 0 |
| Isopropyl Alcohol | 0 | 4 |
| Isopropyl Isostearate | 5 | 0 |
| Isopropyl Myristate | 5 | 3 |
| Isopropyl Palmitate | 4 | 0 |
| Jojoba Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Lanolin Alcohol | 2 | 0 |
| Lanolin Oil | 1 | 0 |
| Lanolin Wax | 1 | 0 |
| Laureth 23 | 3 | 0 |
| Laureth 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Lauric Acid | 4 | 1 |
| Lithiumm Stearate | 1 | 0 |
| Magneseium Aluminum Silicate | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium Stearate | 1 | 0 |
| Myristic Acid | 3 | 0 |
| Octyl Palmitate | 4 | 1 |
| Octyl Stearate | 5 | 5 |
| Oleth-3 | 5 | 2 |
| Oleth-10 | 2 | 1 |
| Olive Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Papain | 0 | 0 - 3 |
| Peanut Oil | 2 | 0 - 2 |
| PEG 75 Lanolin | 3 | 2 |
| PEG 100 Stearate | 1 | 0 |
| PEG 16 Lanolin | 4 | 3 |
| PEG 8 Stearate | 3 | 1 |
| Palmitic Acid | 2 | 0 |
| Propylparaben | 0 | 0 |
| Polyethylene Glycol (PEG 400) | 1 | 0 |
| Propylene Glycol Monostearate | 4 | 0 |
| Red Algea | 5 | 2 |
| Safflower Oil | 2 | 0 |
| Simethicone | 1 | 0 |
| Sodium Chloride | 5 | 3 |
| Sodium Hyaluronate | 0 | 0 |
| Sodium Laureth Sulfate | 3 | 2 |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulfate | 5 | 2 |
| Sodium PCA | 0 | 0 |
| Soybean Oil | 3 | 0 |
| Squalene | 1 | 0 |
| Stearic Acid | 2 | 0 |
| Stearyl Alcohol | 2 | 2 |
| Sulfated Castor Oil | 3 | 2 |
| Sulfated Jojoba Oil | 3 | 2 |
| Sunflower Oil | 0 | 0 |
| Syearyl Heptanoate | 4 | 0 |
| Talc | 1 | 0 |
| Tocopherol (Vitamin E) | 2 | 2 |
| Vitamin A Palmitate | 2 | 1 |
| Wheat Germ Oil | 5 | 2 |
| Zinc Oxide | 1 | 0 |
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