Comedogenic Rating 4 Ingredients

Matching Ingredients (16)

• Coconut Oil — Roughly 50% lauric acid (C12) and 18% myristic acid (C14), both short-chain saturated fatty acids that solidify on the skin and trap sebum and dead corneocytes inside the follicle.
• Flaxseed Oil — Rich in alpha-linolenic acid which oxidizes rapidly, generating peroxides that thicken the oil and form an occlusive, pore-trapping film on the skin surface.
• Linseed Oil — The cosmetic-grade synonym for flaxseed oil, equally prone to oxidation and follicular plugging due to its omega-3 dominant unsaturated profile.
• Peach Kernel Oil — Heavy oleic-acid dominant oil (~60%) that thins the lipid barrier and lingers on the skin surface, making it a frequent trigger of closed comedones.
• Cocoa Butter — Solid at room temperature with high palmitic and stearic acid content that creates a thick, occlusive film likely to trap sebum.
• Isopropyl Palmitate — Lightweight ester with strong follicular penetration; second only to IPM as a clinically demonstrated pore-clogger.
• Myristyl Lactate — Light, silky ester used in foundations; strong follicular penetration drives high comedogenic ratings.
• Isocetyl Stearate — Branched-chain ester with high spreading rate that penetrates follicles, frequently flagged in comedogenic ingredient lists.
• Octyl Palmitate — Synthetic ester of 2-ethylhexanol and palmitic acid; lightweight feel but penetrates follicles and causes comedones in clinical models.
• Ethylhexyl Palmitate — INCI name for octyl palmitate; same comedogenic mechanism via small ester molecules entering follicles.
• PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate — Heavy, glossy ester used in color cosmetics; combines myristyl and propionate moieties known to plug follicles.
• Acetylated Lanolin — Acetylation increases occlusivity and follicular penetration, raising the comedogenic rating well above plain lanolin.
• Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol — Esterified lanolin alcohol fraction; heavy and highly occlusive, frequently linked to acne flare-ups in foundations.
• Lauric Acid — C12 saturated fatty acid that solidifies near skin temperature and forms occlusive plugs; primary comedogenic component of coconut oil.
• Carrageenan — Sulfated seaweed polysaccharide thickener; comedogenic in concentrated leave-on formulas.
• Lecithin — Phospholipid mixture; promotes penetration of other oils and is rated highly comedogenic in concentrated leave-on use.