Ingredo.app for acne-prone skin
Turn on the Acne-prone profile and Ingredo.app flags ingredients with a known comedogenic rating — like certain oils, isopropyl myristate, and heavy silicones — as a caution on every cosmetic you scan, citing the source behind each flag. Comedogenicity is a general tendency, not a personal guarantee, so patch testing and checking the label still matter.
Comedogenicity ratings come from published ingredient studies, not from the brand's marketing claims, so a product labelled "non-comedogenic" can still contain a flagged ingredient further down the list.
Comedogenic ratings are a population-level tendency to clog pores, not a guarantee for your specific skin — patch testing new products is still the safest approach.
What Ingredo.app flags for an Acne-prone profile
Ingredients with a known comedogenic rating are flagged as a caution, since reactions are individual.
Known comedogenic ingredients (caution)
- Coconut oil and cocoa butter
- Isopropyl myristate and isopropyl palmitate
- Certain heavy silicones and lanolin derivatives
- Sodium lauryl sulfate in leave-on products
Good match
- Formulations with no ingredients on the comedogenic list
- Products labelled non-comedogenic with no flagged ingredients found
How to use it
From barcode to an acne-aware verdict.
Turn on Acne-prone
Enable the profile once during onboarding or in settings.
Scan the product
Point your camera at any cosmetic barcode.
Get your verdict
Caution or good match, with each comedogenic ingredient cited.
Common questions
Not necessarily — it's a marketing claim, not a regulated term. Ingredo.app checks the actual ingredient list against published comedogenic ratings regardless of the label claim.
Comedogenic ratings reflect a general tendency, not a guaranteed reaction, so we flag them as a caution rather than an absolute avoid.
Scan for acne-prone skin
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Sources
What Ingredo.app flags for this profile
Examples from our ingredient reference. Open any entry for the full explanation and its sources.