Ingredients by family
Every ingredient in the database sorted into its chemical or functional family — oils, esters, surfactants, silicones and the rest. Each family page groups its members by published comedogenic rating.
- Plant and animal oils81 ingredients · 17 rated 3+
- Plant butters21 ingredients · 10 rated 3+
- Waxes4 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Lanolin and derivatives10 ingredients · 5 rated 3+
- Fatty acids10 ingredients · 2 rated 3+
- Fatty alcohols9 ingredients · 3 rated 3+
- Esters43 ingredients · 20 rated 3+
- Surfactants and emulsifiers37 ingredients · 15 rated 3+
- Silicones3 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Hydrocarbons5 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Botanical extracts12 ingredients · 1 rated 3+
- Colorants13 ingredients · 2 rated 3+
- Minerals and clays7 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Humectants and glycols11 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Vitamins3 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Actives8 ingredients · 1 rated 3+
- UV filters4 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Preservatives6 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Solvents6 ingredients · 0 rated 3+
- Thickeners and film formers8 ingredients · 2 rated 3+
- Other12 ingredients · 2 rated 3+
About these ratings
Every number is a published rabbit-ear assay grade (Fulton 1989 lineage), shown with its source and a confidence tier on the ingredient page. A rating describes a raw ingredient as tested, not a finished product: concentration, formulation and individual skin decide real-world behaviour. 3/5 and up is where the 1989 AAD symposium recommended caution. How we rate · full sortable table and CC-BY download.