A side-by-side read of what the evidence actually records for coconut oil and jojoba oil — historical comedogenicity ratings where they exist, industry avoid-list flags where they don't, each cited to source. This compares ingredients, not finished products: use it to frame a label, then verify the real thing in thecomedogenic checker.
Flagged on 1 industry pore-clogging avoid-list (retrieved 2026-07-11). No numeric rating from primary screening studies — treat as a caution flag from esthetician practice, not a measured value.
Acne Specialists list (avoid list (A–X tabs))
Full coconut oil evidence page →Historical rabbit-ear screening result. Raw material, vehicle, concentration, formulation, and human response can differ.
Fulton 1989 (Table I, p. 325)EU CosIng (CosIng common ingredient-name glossary)
Full jojoba oil evidence page →The honest answer stays at the level of the evidence — the number, the list, and their limits.
Jojoba Oil has a historical rabbit-ear screening rating of 0–2/5 (Fulton 1989). Coconut Oil has no numeric screening rating in our reviewed records — it is flagged on 1 industry pore-clogging avoid-list. A measured number and an avoid-list entry are different kinds of evidence, so they can't be ranked against each other on the same 0–5 scale.
Comedogenicity is an ingredient-level historical signal, not a product grade. The rabbit-ear model that produced these numbers is deliberately sensitive; the 2025 JAAD Reviews summary notes that concentration, purity, vehicle, the complete formulation, and individual response can all change what happens on human skin. Treat a match as a prompt to look closer, never as a finished-product verdict.
Coconut Oil. For breakout-prone facial skin, treat straight coconut oil and coconut-heavy leave-on products with caution; body and hair-ends use is generally better tolerated. Paste the full product label into the checker rather than judging by this one name — and patch-test anything that survives.
Jojoba Oil. If a jojoba-containing product works for you, this range alone is not a reason to discard it. If you suspect a pattern, compare one product change at a time and keep other routine variables stable.
For a routine you can trust, dermatology has the last word: the American Academy of Dermatology'sacne skin-care tips pair well with a screened shortlist — one new product at a time, a week of patch-testing, and your own skin settles what no list can.
From the brand's own product page, not a retailer summary.
A top-five flag outweighs the same name near the preservatives.
A week on the jawline is the real test, whatever the score says.
Reviewed summaries for both ingredients, drawn straight from their evidence pages.
Coconut Oil. Coconut oil (Cocos Nucifera Oil) is one of the most-searched pore-clogging questions, and the honest answer is layered: it appears on both esthetician avoid-lists in this dataset, while a numeric screening rating from the primary literature is not part of our reviewed records.
Jojoba Oil. Jojoba oil appears as 0-2 in Fulton’s table, with an asterisk noting that results depended on the source of the raw material.
Direct answers, held to what the dataset can and cannot say.
Jojoba Oil has a historical rabbit-ear screening rating of 0–2/5 (Fulton 1989). Coconut Oil has no numeric screening rating in our reviewed records — it is flagged on 1 industry pore-clogging avoid-list. A measured number and an avoid-list entry are different kinds of evidence, so they can't be ranked against each other on the same 0–5 scale.
Ingredient-level history is only a starting point. For breakout-prone facial skin, treat straight coconut oil and coconut-heavy leave-on products with caution; body and hair-ends use is generally better tolerated. Paste the full product label into the checker rather than judging by this one name — and patch-test anything that survives. If a jojoba-containing product works for you, this range alone is not a reason to discard it. If you suspect a pattern, compare one product change at a time and keep other routine variables stable.
No. Every rating here describes an isolated raw material in a historical rabbit-ear screen, usually at 10% concentration. Concentration, the complete formula, leave-on versus rinse-off, and your own skin all change the outcome — so paste the full label into the checker and patch-test the survivor rather than judging a product by one name.