Knowing The Ingredients!

Recently, I got kinda addicted to buying stuff online, especially beauty products from Skincolgy, DIY and Nature. I can sit in front of the computer for hours looking through the product descriptions while asking my dear for opinions. I don't think he's paying attention to what I said though, because he's glued to his online game *gloom*.

Those products selling online are very tempting with their persuasive description and colorful packaging. But of course, I'll always check online for product reviews before I actually go ahead and buy them. In this way, I can know which product is likely to cause skin problem and also I can shorten my shopping list by crossing out those which are not as miraculous as they seem. Since my skin is prone to breakout, I have to be careful in choosing the suitable products with non-comedogenic ingredients. Here is a list of ingredients that are commonly used in cosmetics:

Scale of Comedogenic & Irritant Potential of Cosmetic Ingredients (0 = Least; 5 = Most)

Ingredient Grade (0-5)	Comedogenic
LANOLINS
PEG 16 Lanolin Acetylated Lanolin Ethoxylated Anhydrous Lanolin Lanolin Alcohol Lanolin Oil	4 4 3 2 2 1
ACIDS, ESTERS, & ETHERS
Stearic acid Isopropyl Myristate Myristyl Myristate Myristyl Lactate Isopropyl Isostearate Isostearyl Neopentanoate Isopropyl Palmitate Butyl stearate Decyl Oleate Isodecyl Oleate 2- Ethyl Hexyl Plamitate PPG2 Myristyl Propionate Diocetyl Succinate Glycerin 3 disotearate Ascorbyl palmitate Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) 400 PEG 75 lanolin PEG 5 Soya Sterol PEG 8 Stearate PEG 100 Stearate PEG 100 Distearate PEG 150 Distearate PEG 200 Distearate Disodium Monoleamido PEG 2-sulfosuccinate Laureth 4 Laureth 23 Steareth 2 Steareth 10 Steareth 20 Steareth 100	4 5 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 5 3 2 4 2 0
ALCOHOLS, GLYCOLS, SUGARS
SD Alcohol 40 Isopropyl Alcohol Cetyl Alcohol Oleyl Alcohol Hexadecyl Alcohol Cetearyl Alcohol + Cetearth 20 Propylene Glycol Hexylene Glycol PG Dipelargonate PG Monostearate Sorbitan sesquinoleate Glycerin Glyceryl Stearate NSE Glyceryl Stearate SE	0 0 3 4 5 4 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 3
WAXES
Candelilla Wax Carnauba Wax Beeswax Lanolin Wax Jojoba Oil Sulfated Jojoba Oil	1 1 2* 1 0 3
THICKENERS
Carboxymethylcellulose Carboxypropylcellulose Carbomer 940	1 1 0
NATURAL OILS*
Cocoa Butter Coconut Butter Crisco Sesame Oil Corn Oil Avocado Oil Mink Oil Soybean Oil Wheat Germ Glyceride Sulfated Castor Oil Cotton Seed Oil Peanut Oil Olive Oil Sandalwood Sees Oil Almond Oil Apricot Kernal Oil Castor Oil Saflower Oil Squalane Sunflower Oil Mineral Oil Petrolatum Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Evening Primrose Oil Shark Liver Oil Babassu Oil	4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1
PIGMENTS
D & C Red #3 D & C Red #4 D & C Red #6 D & C Red #7 D & C Red #9 D & C Red #17 D & C Red #19 D & C Red #21 D & C Red #27 D & C Red #30 D & C Red #33 D & C Red #36 D & C Red #40	3 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 2
DETERGENTS & SURFACTANTS
Sodium Laurel Sulfate Polysorbate 20 Simethicone Dimethicone	4 0 1 1
VITAMINS & HERBS
Tocopherol* Tocopherol Acetate	3 0