Comments on: What ingredients are comedogenic? (The Full List)

By: Suzy George

Suzy George — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 23:10:23 +0000

This is very interesting! I was recently ecstatic over getting a new Dove face wash made for sensitive skin, few ingredients, no dyes or parfums, basically every sensitive acne skimln girls dream. Used it once, woke up with nastiest case of dermatitis. The ingredients that are supposed to prevent breakouts and reactions became the ingredients that messed up my face for weeks and there was nothing I could do but wait. So yeah, different people react differently and it’s hard when even a product claiming to be for sensitive skin can give adverse reactions.

By: Gio

Gio — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:26:06 +0000

In reply to Kathy. Kathy, sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, there is no clear way to do that. The best you can do is to compare the ingredients to those of other products that broke you out in the past and see if they have anything in common. You can also check if one of its top 5 ingredients is rated as highly comedogenic in the list above and avoid them going forward.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 23:30:05 +0000

I was using IT cosmetics BB cream for an entire year and didn’t realize it was causing most of my breakouts until I ran out and didn’t have time to buy again. When I was out, I noticed my face started clearing up. How do I figure out what exactly was in the product that caused the breakout? I’d like to avoid whatever ingredients that caused the breakout. Thanks!

By: Gio

Gio — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:23:55 +0000

In reply to Char. Char, I think in this case BHA refers to Butylated Hydroxyanisole. :)

By: Char

Char — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 03:31:18 +0000

I’m surprised to see BHA as one of the ingredients. Always thought that Salicylic Acid is one of the best ingredients for exfoliating oil blackhead and acne prone skin.

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 10:02:43 +0000

In reply to Mim. Mim, beeswax is rated as moderately comedogenic :)