What a —/5 rating means
Because no dependable rating exists, judge Polysorbate 60 by how your own skin responds rather than by a number. The absence of a score is not the same as a zero — it simply means the ingredient has not been reliably tested on the classic comedogenic scale.
About Polysorbate 60
It is an emulsifier, the ingredient that keeps a product's oil and water phases from separating. A stearate-based emulsifier with no established comedogenic score, commonly avoided in fungal-acne routines as a polysorbate.
On a label it can read as Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate-60, Tween 60 — worth knowing when you scan an ingredient deck.
Polysorbate 60 in makeup and skincare
It quietly stabilises most cream foundations, lotions, and moisturisers. Its irritancy is rated separately at 0/5, which is low.
If you deal with fungal acne (malassezia folliculitis) rather than ordinary clogged pores, note that Polysorbate 60 is among the fatty-acid or ester-type ingredients that community sources commonly avoid — a separate concern from its comedogenic score, and one with weaker evidence behind it.
Polysorbate 60 comedogenic FAQ
Is Polysorbate 60 comedogenic?
There is no established answer. No source we cite gives Polysorbate 60 a comedogenic rating, and a missing score is not the same as a 0. If you are acne-prone, watch how your skin responds.
What is the comedogenic rating of Polysorbate 60?
Polysorbate 60 is unrated on the 0–5 comedogenic scale. Polysorbate 60 is one of 26 ingredients, out of the 216 in our dataset, that none of our cited sources gives a comedogenic number, so we leave it unrated instead of guessing.
Is Polysorbate 60 pore-clogging?
Without a published rating we cannot say either way. Its position on the ingredient list still matters: near the end of a label it is present in small amounts.