Extensive Comedogenic Rating List ALCHEMITELABS Skincare UK
Here a list of ingredients with their rating. ALCHEMITELABS only use a maximum rating of 2 in products
Name | Comedogenic Rating | Skin Type(s) | Composition | Irritancy |
Abyssinian Seed Oil (Crambe) | 0 | Most Skin Types | High in Erucic Acid and Moderate in Oleic Acid | |
Acai Berry Oil | 2 | Dry, Mature, Irritated | High in Oleic Acid and Moderate in Linoleic Acid | |
Ahiflower Oil | 0 | |||
Almond Oil, Sweet | 2 | Dry, Sensitive, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid | |
Amla Oil (Indian Gooseberry) | 1 | |||
Andiroba Seed Oil | 2 | Dry, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Linoleic Acid | |
Apricot Kernel Oil | 2 | Combination, Dry | High in Oleic Acid | |
Argan Oil | 0 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid | |
Avocado Oil | 3 | Dry, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid | |
Babassu Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Lauric, Myristic and Oleic Acid | |
Bacuri Butter | ||||
Bakuchiol | ||||
Baobob Seed Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate Linoleic | |
Beeswax | ||||
Black Currant Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | Dry, Sensitive | High in Linoleic Acid + GLA and ALA | |
Blackberry Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | Oily | High in Linoleic, Moderate Linolenic Acid | |
Black Cumin Seed Oil | 2 | Combination | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate Oleic | |
Black Raspberry Seed Oil | 2 to 3 | Dry, Combination, Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate Linolenic | |
Blueberry Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate Linolenic & Oleic | |
Borage CO2 Oil | 2 | Combination, Oily, Sensitive | High in Linoleic Acid and GLA | |
Brazil Nut Oil | 2 | Dry, Mature | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate Linoleic | |
Broccoli Seed Oil | 1 | Dry, Best for Night/Hair | High in Erucic Acid and Oleic Acid | |
Buriti Oil | 2 | Dry, Mature | High in Oleic Acid | |
Cacay Oil | ||||
Calendula Oil | 1 | |||
Camellia Seed Oil (Green Tea) | 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic Acid | |
Camphor Oil | 2 | |||
Carrot Seed Oil | 3 to 4 | Dry, Mature, Aging | High in Oleic Acid | |
Castor Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types, including Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Ricinoleic Acid | |
Chardonnay Grapeseed Oil | 1 to 2 | |||
Cherry Kernel Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Dry/Irritated | High in Oleic and Linoleic Acid | |
Chia Seed Oil | 3 | Best for Body Use | High in Linolenic | |
Cloudberry Seed Oil | 1 | Oily, Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic and Linolenic Acid | |
Cocoa Butter | 4 | Ideal for Body/Eye Area, not for Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Oleic and Stearic Acid | |
Coconut Butter | 4 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Oleic, Stearic and Palmitic Acid | |
Coconut Oil | 4 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Lauric Acid | |
Coconut Oil, Fractionated ( Caprylic Acid) | 2 to 3 | Most Skin Types | High in Caprylic and Capric Acid | |
Coffee Green Oil | ||||
Chokeberry Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | |||
Cottonseed Oil | 3 | Best for Hair or Body | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Cranberry Seed Oil | 2 | Dry, Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Oleic and Linolenic Acid | |
Cucumber Seed Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Cupuacu Butter | ||||
Date Seed Oil | 3 | Dry | High in Oleic Acid | |
Eicosanoic Acid (from Cupuacu Butter) | 2 | |||
Elderberry Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoelic and Linolenic Acid | |
Emu Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Palmitic Acid | |
Evening Primrose Oil | 2 to 3 | Oily, Acne-Prone, Combination | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in GLA | |
Flax Seed Oil (Linseed) | 4 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Alpha Linolenic Acid | |
Frankincense | ||||
Guava Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Goji Berry Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | Oily | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Grapeseed Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Hazelnut Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Sensitive, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid | |
Hemp Seed Oil | 0 | Most Skin Types, including Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Linolenic Acid | |
Illipe Butter | ||||
Jojoba Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types, including Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Eicosenoic Acid | |
Karanja Oil | 2 | Dry, Hair Use | High in Oleic Acid | |
Kiwi Seed Oil | 1 | Dry, Flaky, Hair Use | High in Linolenic Acid | |
Kokum Butter | ||||
Kombo Butter | ||||
Kpangnan Butter | ||||
Kukui Nut Oil | 2 | Dry, Flaky, Hair Use | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Oleic and Linolenic Acid | |
Lanolin Oil | 2 | Very Dry | NA | |
Lauric Acid (from Coconuts) | 4 | Very Dry | High in Lauric Acid | 1 |
Lavender Oil | 0 | Most Skin Types | ||
Litsea Cubeba (essential oil) | Acne Prone Skin | Non irritant | ||
Macadamia Nut Oil | 2 to 3 | Dry | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Palmitoleic Acid | |
Mango Butter | 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Stearic Acid | |
Mango Seed Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types, particularly Dry | High in Oleic and Stearic Acid | |
Marula Oil | 3 to 4 | Very Dry, Sensitive | High in Oleic Acid | |
Meadowfoam Seed Oil | 1 | Oily, Acne-Prone, Sensitive | High in Eicosenoic Acid | |
Milk Thistle Seed Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Mineral Oil | 0 | Most Skin Types | NA | |
Mink Oil | 3 | Dry | High in Oleic Acid | |
Moringa Oil | 3 to 4 | Dry, Combination | High in Oleic Acid | |
Mowrah Butter | 3 to 5 | Most Skin Types, especially Dry/Damaged | High in Oleic and Palmitic Acid | |
Murumuru Butter | 2 | Dry, Sensitive, Damaged & Aging | High in Lauric Acid & Oleic Acid | |
Myristic Acid (from Palm Kennel & Coconuts) | 3 | 0 | ||
Neem Oil | 1 to 2 | Dry, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid | |
Noni Oil | ||||
Olive Oil | 2 | Dry, Acne-Prone | High in Oleic Acid | |
Papaya Seed Oil | 2 to 3 | Dry, Acne-Prone, Sensitive | High in Oleic Acid | |
Palm Oil | 4 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Lauric Acid | |
Palm Oil, Red | 4 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Palmitic Acid | |
Passionfruit (Maracuja) Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | Oily, Irritated, Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Peach Kernel Oil | 2 | Dry, Sensitive | High in Oleic Acid | |
Peanut Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Oleic and Palmitic Acid | |
Pecan Oil | 2 | Dry, Combination | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Linoleic Acid | |
Perilla Oil (Wild Basil) | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Dry | High in ALA | |
Petrolatum | 0 | |||
Pistachio Oil | na | Most Skin Types, especially Dry/Damaged | High in Oleic and Palmitic Acid | |
Plum Kernel Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Mature | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Linoleic Acid | |
Pomegranate Seed Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Mature | High in Punicic Acid | |
Poppy Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | |||
Prickly Pear Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Oily/Combination | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Pumpkin Seed Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Oleic Acid | |
Radish Oil (Raphanus Sativus) | 1 | |||
Red Raspberry Seed Oil | 0 to 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Linolenic Acid | |
Rice Bran Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Mature/Combination | High in Oleic and Linoleic Acid | |
Rosehip Seed Oil | 1 | Oily, Acne-Prone, Hyperpigmentation | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Linolenic Acid | |
Rosemary Oil | ||||
Sacha Inchi Oil | 0 to 1 | Oily, Acne-Prone, Combination | ||
Safflower Oil (High Linoliec) | 0 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Sal Seed Butter | Dry | High in Stearic and Oleic Acid | ||
Sea Buckthorn Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Mature/Dry | High in Palmitic, Palmitoleic and Oleic Acid | |
Sesame Seed Oil | 3 | Dry, Irritated | High in Linoleic and Oleic Acid | |
Shea Butter | 0 to 2 | Normal, Dry | High in Oleic and Stearic Acid | |
Shea Oil | 0 to 2 | Very Dry | High in Oleic Acid, Moderate in Stearic Acid | |
Soybean Oil | 4 or 5 | Very Dry, Best for Body Use | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Squalane Oil | 0 to 1 | Most Skin Types | High in Omega-2 | |
Strawberry Seed Oil | 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Oily/Acne-Prone | High in Linoleic and Linolenic Acid | |
Sunflower Seed Oil | 0 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid, High Oleic will clog pores | |
Tallow | 2 | Dry | High in Oleic Acid | |
Tamanu Oil | 2 | Most Skin Types, especially Scarred/Sensitive | High in Oleic and Linoleic Acid | |
Tomato Seed Oil | 0 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Oleic Acid | |
Tucuma Butter | ||||
Ucuuba Butter | ||||
Walnut Seed Oil | 1 to 2 | Most Skin Types | High in Linoleic Acid, Moderate in Oleic Acid | |
Watermelon Seed Oil (Kalahari or Octanga Oil) | 0 to 1 | Most Skin Types, especially Oily/Acne-Prone/Sensitive | High in Linoleic Acid | |
Wheat Germ Oil | 5 | Very Dry/Damaged, Spot Treatment | High in Linolenic Acid | |
Lanolins | ||||
PEG 75 lanolin | 0 | |||
Anhydrous lanolin | 0 to 1 | |||
Lanolin alchol | 0 to 2 | |||
Fatty Acids & Extracts | ||||
Behenic acid | 0 | |||
Stearic Acid | 2 | |||
Palmitic Acid | 2 | |||
Ascorbytl palmitate | 2 | |||
Dilsopropyl adipate | 0 | |||
Octydodecyl stearate | 0 | |||
PPG 30 | 0 | |||
Ascorbic Acid | 0 | |||
Chamommile Extract | 0 | |||
Black Walnut Extract | 0 | |||
Alcohols & Sugars | ||||
SD Alcohol 40 | 0 | |||
Isopropyl alcohol | 0 | |||
Glycerin | 0 | |||
PEG 40 castor oil | 0 | |||
Steareth-100 | 0 | |||
Vitamins & Herbs | ||||
Black Walnut Extract | 0 | |||
Chamomile Extract | 0 | |||
Tocopheryl acetate | 0 | |||
Panthenol | 0 | |||
Cold Pressed Aloe | 0 | |||
Beta Carotene | 1 | |||
Calendula | 1 | |||
Mahonia Extract (Oregon Grape) | ||||
BTMS 25 (FOR HAIR) | ||||
Arnica Gel | 0 to 1 | |||
Avoid in Facial/Skin Use | ||||
Tea Tree Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Witch Hazel | Irritant to skin | |||
Clary Sage Oil | irritant to skin | |||
Eucalyptus Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Geranium Ginger Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Jasmine Oil | irritant to skin | |||
Neroli Oil | irritant to skin | |||
Oregano Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Patchouli Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Rosemary Oil | Irritant to skin | |||
Sage Oil | irritant to skin | |||
Sandalwood Oil | irritant to skin |