12 best and worst facial oils for acne

Coconut oil, castor oil, neem oil or sesame oil? Find out which ones are best and worst for acne.

By Sandhya Raghavan Last updated on: April 10, 2017 7:22 pm

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Oil has long been a favourite ingredient when it comes to skin care. Traditional home remedies also call for oil massages for acne prone skin due to their many therapeutic benefits. However, some oils have pore-clogging properties which make them unsuitable for acne prone skin. This clogging quality or comedogenicity of oils is measured on a comedogenic scale, where 0 stands for the least pore-clogging and 5 stands for most. (0- will not clog, 1-low, 2-moderately low, 3-moderate, 4-fairly high, 5-high) Here are 12 best and worst oils according to their comedogenic index.

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Argan oil has become the darling of the beauty industry in the recent years. Its rating on the comedogenic scale is 0, making it one of the best facial oils for acne prone skin.

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