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What are
Comedogenic Ingredients
For acne-prone individuals, many skin care products contain ingredients that have a high likelihood of clogging pores, leading to blackheads, blemishes, and blotches. Even with much diligence, it can be a struggle to know what to look out for when choosing products for taking care of one’s skin. To make this a bit easier, here we provide you with a list of pore-clogging ingredients commonly found in cosmetics, lotions, body-washes, and other health & beauty products.
Ingredients Search
Quickly identify whether the skin care or cosmetic products you regularly use contain pour-clogging ingredients. Copy and insert a comma-separated list of ingredients into the box below and click “Check”. Comedogenic ingredients (from the list below) that are found, will be highlighed.
Common
Pore-Clogging Ingredients
- Acetylated Lanolin
- Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
- Algae Extract
- Algin
- Beeswax
- Bismuth
- Butyl Stearate
- Butyrospermum Parkii
- Carrageenan
- Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20
- Cetyl Acetate
- Chlorella
- Chondrus Crispus
- Coal Tar
- Cocoa Butter
- Coconut Alkanes
- Coconut Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Cocos Nucifera Oil
- Colloidal Sulfur
- Cotton Awws Oil
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Corn Oil
- D&C Red 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
- D&C Red 17, 19
- D&C Red 21, 27
- D&C Red 30, 33, 36
- D&C Red 40
- Decyl Oleate
- Dioctyl Succinate
- Disodium Monooleamido
- Ethoxylated Lanolin
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Glyceryl Stearate SE
- Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- Hexadecyl Alcohol
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- Isocetyl Alcohol
- Isocetyl Stearate
- Isodecyl Oleate
- Isopropyl Isostearate
- Isopropyl Linolate
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Isopropyl Palmitate
- Isostearyl Isostearate
- Isostearyl Neopentanoate
- Jojoba Wax
- Kelp
- Laminaria Digitata Extract
- Laminaria Saccharina Extract
- Laureth-4
- Laureth-23
- Lauric Acid
- Mango Butter
- Mink Oil
- Myristic Acid
- Myristyl Lactate
- Myristyl Myristate
- Octyl Palmitate
- Octyl Stearate
- Oleth-3
- Oleyl Alcohol
- PEG 2 Sulfosuccinate
- PEG 8 Stearate
- PEG 16 Lanolin
- PEG 200 Dilaurate
- PG Monostearate
- PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
- Plankton
- Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- Potassium Chloride
- Propylene Glycol Monostearate
- Red Algae
- Seaweed
- Shark Liver Oil
- Shea
- Shea Butter
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Solulan 16
- Sorbitan Oleate
- Soybean Oil
- Spirulina
- Steareth 10
- Stearic Acid Tea
- Stearyl Heptanoate
- Sulfated Castor Oil
- Sulfated Jojoba Oil
- Talc
- Wheat Germ Glyceride
- Wheat Germ Oil
- Xylene
*Disclaimer: this list (and associated search) is neither comprehensive nor definitive. Comedogenic Rating on which these ingredients may be listed as pour-clogging is only a guideline and an individual’s reaction to the ingredients in any commercial product can vary person-to-person.
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