Comedogenic Ratings Table

Reading the table

The rating column is the comedogenic score from 0 (won't clog pores) to 5 (very likely to). Green covers 0–2, amber is 3, red is 4–5. The irritancy column is a separate measure — an ingredient can be non-comedogenic yet irritating, or the reverse. A dash in either column means no reliable published figure exists, in which case we leave it blank rather than guess.

Scores shown as a range, like shea butter's 2–4, mark ingredients where credible sources genuinely disagree. To check a whole product at once instead of scanning row by row, paste its ingredient list into the checker.

Sources

• Fulton JE et al. — Comedogenicity of current therapeutic products, cosmetics, and ingredients in the rabbit ear (J Am Acad Dermatol, 1984) and Fulton's 1989 comedogenicity ratings
• Platinum Skin Care — Comedogenic Ratings (comedogenic + irritancy table)
• SkinScore — Comedogenic Ingredients: Complete List With Ratings
• Kristina Markovic — Comedogenic Rating: Oils, Butters and Cosmetic Ingredients
• INCIDecoder — On Comedogenic and Irritancy Ratings
• Lab Muffin Beauty Science — How to Use Comedogenicity Ratings
• CLEARSTEM — Pore-Clogging Ingredients List
• Acne Clinic NYC — Pore-Clogging Ingredients
• Simple Skincare Science — The Ultimate Fungal Acne (Malassezia) Treatment Guide & Safe Product List

Informational only, not medical advice. Ratings are a screening guide, not a guarantee.