Meaning of Hypoallergenic, Non-Acnegenic & Non-Comedogenic in Beauty

Some makeup and skin care products are known to cause adverse reactions on the skin. It is not a new problem though. It’s been here for many several years. Users often complain about it and thus, the producers are forced to test their products for such reactions before they can release them in the market.They usually point out the result of such test on the label of the product through the use of terms like hypoallergenic, non-acnegenic and non-comedogenic.

These are the words coming from dermatology, but do you really know what they mean? If your answer is no then this post is for you. Here we will take a look at the definition of each of those terms.So now without wasting anymore of time let’s just jump to them.

Hypoallergenic
Hypo is the antonym of hyper. While hyper means overexcited, hypo refers to less excited. Now when a product is described as hypoallergenic we have to assume that in the test result, it did show allergic reactions, but in very less number of skins.

The term basically has a touch of probability; for it emphasizes that the product may or may not give you allergic reaction. The entire result depends on how your skin takes it.

Non-Acnegenic

There is less mystery in this term. Non means no. So a product labeled as non-acnegenic basically is not going to give you breakouts. Only problem is that the market has only few of such products. Even Neutrogena products designed specifically for sensitive skin tend to be labeled as hypoallergenic and not non-acnegenic. Perhaps, the producers wish to be on the safe side with their claims?

Non-comedogenic
Comedogenic refers to clogging of pores which result in breakouts. But as mentioned earlier, non means no. So non-comedogenic product tends to not clog pores and cause any breakouts. Many moisturizers these days are designed to be non-comedogenic. The hint is that they are not oily and thus, will not attack your pores.

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