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Palm Oil

Elaeis Guineensis Oil

Comedogenic, plus significant sustainability concerns.

Palm Oil in its raw form

How solid is the pore-clogging number


Palm Oil rates 4 of 5 — frequently implicated in breakouts on acne-prone skin. The rating is graded established. Traceable to published comedogenicity testing and consistent across sources.

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