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Comedogenicity Rating
When dealing with skin care products, you will find many ingredients that can cause or exacerbate acne prone skin. Any such ingredient that will actually "cause" acne is called a Comedogenic. Those of us who deal daily with acne-prone skin will want to stay far, far away from any ingredient that falls into this category. For your convenience we have compiled a list of many common ingredients that may be in your skin care right now! Go over your ingredient list and see if you are using anything that may be adding to your problems.
| 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
|
| Ascorbyl
Palmitate
|
2
|
0
|
| Benzoic
Acid
|
2
|
3
|
| Beta
Carotene
|
1
|
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
|
| 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
|
| Laureth
23
|
3
|
0
|
| Laureth
4
|
5
|
4
|
| Lauric
Acid
|
4
|
1
|
| 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
|
| Simethicone
|
1
|
0
|
| Sodium
Chloride
|
5
|
3
|
| Sodium
Laureth Sulfate
|
3
|
2
|
| Sodium
Lauryl Sulfate
|
5
|
2
|
| Soybean
Oil
|
3
|
0
|
| Squalene
|
1
|
0
|
| Stearic
Acid
|
2
|
0
|
| Stearyl
Alcohol
|
2
|
2
|
| 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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