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Olive oil

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Moderately comedogenic and linked to skin-barrier disruption in some studies. Not a first choice for facial use.

Carrier oil, representative

How solid is the pore-clogging number


Olive oil rates 2 of 5 — fine for most, occasionally a problem for very acne-prone skin. The rating is graded established. Traceable to published comedogenicity testing and consistent across sources.

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