Comedogenic Oils Scale

Comedogenic Scale For Oils

Oils can be so amazing for your body.  They are hydrating and calming and do wonders for your skin, hair and nails.  Many have the misconception that oils should not be used on the face because they clog pores.  Yes, many oils do clog your pores and those are great for your hair and body, but what oils can you use on your face? A handful of oils are non-comedogenic.

This scale lists common used oils from 0-5 to show the oils that do not clog pores at all to those that are best to keep on the body and hair.  

KEY

0-Will not clog pores

1-Low

2-Moderately Low

3-Moderate

4-Fairly High

5-High

Almond Oil-2                                                     Apricot Kernel Oil-2

Argan Oil-0                                                       Avocado Oil-2

Baobab Oil-2                                                     Borage Oil-2

Calendula Oil-1                                                 Camphor-2

Castor Oil-1                                                      Cocoa Butter-4

Coconut Butter-4                                              Coconut Oil-4

Corn Oil-3                                                        Cotton Seed Oil-3

Emu Oil-1                                                         Evening Primrose Oil-2

Flax Seed Oil-4                                                 Grape Seed Oil-2

Hazelnut Oil-2                                                   Hemp Seed Oil-0

Jojoba Oil-2                                                      Linseed Oil-4

Mango Butter-0                                                 Mineral Oil-0

Mink Oil-3                                                         Neem Oil-1

Olive Oil-2                                                        Palm Oil-4

Peach Kernel Oil-2                                            Peanut Oil-2

Petrolatum-0                                                   Pomegranate Oil-1

Pumpkin Seed Oil-1                                         Rosehip Oil-1

Safflower Oil-0                                                Sandalwood Seed Oil-2

Sea Buckthorn Oil-1                                        Sesame Oil-2

Shea Butter-0                                                 Soybean Oil-3

Sunflower Oil-0                                               Tamanu Oil-2

Wheat Germ Oil-5                                           Shark Liver Oil-3

I have highlighted the oils that will never clog your pores and those are best to use if you have oily or acne-prone skin.  Oils rated with a 1 or 2 are still good for the face but used less frequent with oily skin and more frequent with normal or dry skin.  All oils rated 3-5 are great to use on your body and work wonders on stretch marks as well as on your hair to help with frizzy or damaged hair for a natural glow.

I wanted to add this photo at the bottom to show the two different comedones; open and closed.  An open comedone is an opened pore where dirt, dead skin and oxygen turn the sebum(oil) dry and dark as if you left a cut apple out on the table for an hour, we call these blackheads.  A closed comedone has a small piece of flesh covering the pore keeping it closed and the sebum white which is what whiteheads are.