Common Comedogenic Ingredients

[Isis]

I thought I'd post this up since I see alot of posts with questions about breakout causing ingredients. So, here's a list that I have in one of my books broken into catagorys from highest to lowest:

Highly Comedogenic
Linsee Oil
Olive Oil
Cocoa Butter
Oleic Acid
Coal Tar (main component of red pigments D&C)
Isopropyl Isostearate
Squalene
Isopropyl Palmitate
Isopropyl Linoleate
Oleyl Alcohol
Octyl Palmitate
Isostearic Acid
Myreth 3 Myristate
Butyl Stearate
Lanolic Acid

Moderately Comedogenic
Decyl Oleate
Sorbitan Oleate
Myristyl Lactate
Coconut Oil
Grape Seed Oil
Sesame Oil
Hexylene Glycol
Tocopherol
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Most D & C Red Pigments
Octyldodecanol
Peanut Oil
Lauric Acid
Mink Oil

Mildly Comedogenic
Corn Oil
Saflower Oil
Lauryl Alcohol
Lanolin Alcohol
Glyceryl Stearate
Lanolin
Sunflower Oil
Avocado Oil
Mineral Oil

(Mildly comedogenic ingredients are usually not a problem wjen used in diluted amounts. Check to see it's ranking on the ingredient label.)

Noncomedogenic
Glycerin
Squalane
Sorbitol
Sodium PCA
Zinc Stearate
Octyldodecyl Stearate
SD Alcohol
Propylene Glycol
Allantoin
Panthenol
Iron Oxides
Dimethicone
Cyclomethicone
Polysorbates
Cetyl Palmitate
Propylene Glycol Dicaprate / Dicaprylate
Jojoba Oil
Isopropyl Alcohol
Sodium Hyaluronate
Octylmethoxycinnimate
Oxybenzone
Petrolatum
Butylene Glycol
Tridecyl Stearate
Tridecyl Trimellitate
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Phenyl Trimethicone

(Skin Care Beyond the Basics; Mark Lees. p.204)

 

[Dreamergirl3]

very helpful, thanks!

 

[Isis]

Sure thing

 

[angelwings]

Thank you for posting

 

[dirtygirl]

you're the best!! i have such sensitive skin! thank you so much for posting this!

 

[Isis]

Well I really hope this helps you out then

 

[laeticia]

you might also want to look at this list
http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/acn...e6.htm#inglist
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