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Coal Tar

Coal Tar


5Very high risk. Strongly occlusive; widely avoided by acne-prone users.

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

What it does


keratolytic

How solid is that number


The rating is graded established. Traceable to published comedogenicity testing and consistent across sources.

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Coal Tar in its raw form
Coal Tar