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Comedogenic Ratings
This list displays a rating for the tendency of the ingredients to clog
pores, which may cause acne. The ratings listed here have been
derived and compiled from various sources, including the Journal of
American Academy of Dermatology.

0 – Not Likely to Clog Pores

1 – Low Reference Materials
2 – Moderately Low Full Spectrum vs. Standardized
3 – Moderate Drug Interactions
4 – Fairly High Equivalents Reference
5 – High Medical Definitions
Clinical Studies
Oils Antioxidants Viruses & Influenza
Almond Oil – 2 Beta Carotene – 1 The Role of Japanese Knotweed Root
Apricot Kernel Oil – 2 BHA – 2 in Treating Bartonella Coinfection of
Avocado Oil – 2 Lyme Disease
Camphor – 2 Lyme Disease FAQ
Minerals
Castor Oil – 1 Renowned Herbalists & Their
Algin – 4
Cocoa Butter – 4 Protocols for Lyme Disease
Colloidal Sulfur – 3
Coconut Butter – 4 Flowers of Sulfur – 0
Coconut Oil – 4 Potassium Chloride – 5
Corn Oil – 3 Recent Blog Posts
Precipitated Sulfur – 0
Cotton Seed Oil – 3 Sodium Chloride (Salt) – 5 What should I stock in my medicine
Evening Primrose Oil – 2 Talc – 1 cabinet?
Grape Seed Oil – 2 Zinc Stearate – 0 Into the Weeds: Tickborne Diseases
Hazelnut Oil – 2 in the U.S.
Hemp Seed Oil – 0 Strep, Cold, or Flu?
Thickeners, Emulsifiers, Detergents
Mineral Oil – 0 A Likable Lichen
Carbomer 940 – 1
Mink Oil – 3 Reusing Tincture Bottles: Sterilizing
Hydroxypropyl Cellulose – 1
Olive Oil – 2 vs. Sanitizing
Kaolin – 0
Peanut Oil – 2 What to Do With Packing Peanuts
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate – 0
Petrolatum – 0
Sodium Laureth Sulfate – 3
Safflower Oil (Carthamus tinctorius) – 0
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate – 5
Sandalwood Seed Oil – 2
Sorbitan Oleate – 3
Sesame Oil – 2
Shea Butter – 0
Alcohol, Esters, Ethers, & Sugars
Soybean Oil – 3
Polysorbate 20 – 0
Sunflower Oil – 0
Polysorbate 80 – 0
Wheat Germ Oil – 5
Sterol Esters – 0
Shark Liver Oil – 3
Behenyl Triglyceride – 0
Butylene Glycol – 1
Waxes
Cetearyl Alcohol – 2
Beeswax – 2
Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether-0
Candelilla Wax – 1
Glycerin – 0
Carnuba Wax – 1
Glyceryl Stearate NSE – 1
Ceresin Wax – 0
Glyceryl Stearate SE – 3
Emulsifying Wax NF – 2
Glyceryl Tricapylo/Caprate – 1
Jojoba Oil – 2
Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate – 4
Lanolin Wax – 1
Hexadecyl Alcohol – 5
Sulfated Jojoba Oil – 3
Isocetyl Stearate – 5
Isopropyl Alcohol – 0
Botanicals Laureth 23 – 3
Algae Extract – 5 Laureth 4 – 5
Aloe Vera Gel – 0 Octyl Stearate – 5
Calendula – 1 Oleth-10 – 2
Carrageenans – 5 Oleth-3 – 5
Chamomile – 2 Oleyl Alcohol – 4

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Chamomile Extract – 0 Polyethylene Glycol (PEG 400) – 1
Cold Pressed Aloe – 0 Polyethylene Glycol 300 – 1
Red Algae – 5 Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate – 4
Propylene Glycol – 0
Vitamins & Herbs Propylene Glycol Monostearate – 4
Ascorbic Acid – 0 SD Alcohol 40 – 0
Black Walnut Extract – 0 Sorbitan Laurate – 1
Tocopherol (Vitamin E) – 2 Sorbitol – 0
Vitamin A Palmitate – 2 Steareth 10 – 4
Panthenol – 0 Steareth 100 – 0
Steareth 2 – 2
Steareth 20 – 2
Wheat Germ Glyceride – 3

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