Ingredient · fragrance

Bergamot Oil

Bergamot Oil is a fragrance ingredient: it adds scent and does nothing for the skin itself. Can cause dark patches in sunlight. Pori's ingredient rules flag it for caution on every skin type.

Bergamot Oil at a glance

FunctionFragrance
Comedogenic rating0/5
Irritation potentialModerate
Also listed asCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil
How commonOn 49 of 21,918 product labels in Pori's copy of Open Beauty Facts

Is Bergamot Oil good for my skin type?

These ratings come from the same fixed rules Pori's ingredient scanner uses, applied to a typical profile for each skin type. Your own result in the app also weighs your scan results and concerns.

Skin typeRatingWhy
NormalUse with cautionCan cause dark patches in sunlight.
DryUse with cautionCan cause dark patches in sunlight.
OilyUse with cautionCan cause dark patches in sunlight.
CombinationUse with cautionCan cause dark patches in sunlight.
SensitiveAvoidCan cause dark patches in sunlight.

What should I watch for?

  • Essential oil: natural, but fragrant and a frequent irritant.
  • Sun sensitivity: wear sunscreen while you use it, as it can make skin more sensitive to the sun.

Is Bergamot Oil comedogenic?

It has a comedogenic rating of 0 out of 5 in Pori's ingredient database, so it's unlikely to clog pores. Ratings like this come from older tests on single ingredients, and a finished product with it isn't necessarily pore-clogging. A 2006 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that finished products made with comedogenic ingredients were not necessarily comedogenic, so treat the number as a hint, not a verdict.

How do I check a product with Bergamot Oil?

Scan the barcode or photograph the ingredient list with Pori's ingredient scanner (a Pro feature). It rates every ingredient for your skin type, flags fragrance, pore-clogging and irritating ingredients, and gives the product an overall match score. It's a guide to ingredients, not a diagnosis, so see a dermatologist about any reaction.

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Ingredient data from Pori's ingredient database; product counts from Open Beauty Facts (ODbL). General information, not medical advice.