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Coal Tar

Coal Tar

Effective for psoriasis and dandruff, and strongly comedogenic. Not for facial use.

Coal Tar in its raw form

How solid is the pore-clogging number


Coal Tar rates 5 of 5 — strongly occlusive; widely avoided by acne-prone users. The rating is graded established. Traceable to published comedogenicity testing and consistent across sources.

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