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Are your products Clogging your pores?

If you're acne prone, your skincare products could be part of the problem! Always review the ingredient list before using anything on your skin.. even if it claims to be non-comedogenic or pore-safe.

Use the tool below to identify potential pore-clogging ingredients. If any are highlighted in red, it’s worth reconsidering that product. Keep in mind, this isn’t a complete list of all pore-clogging ingredients, and seeing one flagged doesn’t guarantee it will cause breakouts. Skincare is nuanced, but this is a great starting point!

Have questions about specific products or ingredients? Reach out, I’m here to help!

Pore Clogging List of the Major Offenders.

  • A13-00356
  • Acai Berry Oil
  • Acetol
  • Acetulan
  • Acetylated Lanolin
  • Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
  • Active Soil
  • Ahnfeltia Concinna
  • Akyposal SDS
  • Alaria Esculenta
  • Algae
  • Algae Extract
  • Algin
  • Amaranth Oil
  • Amberlate P
  • Apricot Kernel Oil
  • Aquarex ME
  • Aquarex Methyl
  • Argan Oil
  • Argania Spinosa
  • Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
  • Argania Spinosa Oil
  • Ascophyllum Nodosum
  • Avocado Oil
  • Baobab Oil
  • Beeswax
  • Bismuth 
  • Bismuth Oxychloride
  • Black Cumin Seed Oil
  • Black Kelp
  • Bladderwrack
  • Blue Algae
  • Blue Green Algae
  • Brown Algae
  • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
  • Butyl Stearate
  • Camellia oil
  • Canola Oil
  • Capric Acid in Sunflower Oil
  • Carageenan
  • Carrot Seed Oil
  • Cera Alba
  • Ceteareth 20
  • Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20
  • Cetyl Acetate
  • Chia Seed Oil
  • Chlorella
  • Chlorella Botanicals
  • Chondrus Crispus
  • Chondrus Crispus Extract
  • Chullu (Wild Apricot) Seed Oil
  • Cinnamon Butter
  • Coal Tar
  • Cocoa Butter
  • Coconut Alkanes
  • Coconut Butter
  • Coconut Oil
  • Fractionated Coconut Oil 
  • Cocos Nucifera Oil
  • Coffee Butter
  • Colloidal Sulfur
  • Corallina Officinalis
  • Corallina Officinalis Extract
  • Corn Oil
  • Corn Starch
  • Cotton Awws
  • Cotton Seed Oil
  • Cranberry Butter
  • Cranberry Oil
  • Crisco
  • Cucumber Seed Oil
  • Cypress Butter
  • D&C red no. 1
  • D&C red no. 2
  • D&C red no. 3
  • D&C red no. 17
  • D&C red no. 21
  • D&C Red No. 30
  • D&C red no. 36
  • D&C red no. 36 in mineral oil
  • Date Seed Oil
  • Decyl Oleate
  • Dhupa Seed Oil
  • Dilsea Carnosa
  • Dioctyl Malate
  • Dioctyl Succinate
  • Disodium Monooleamido 
  • Disodium Monooleamido PEG
  • 2-Sulfosuccinate
  • Dulse
  • Ecklonia
  • Enteromorpha Compressa
  • Ethoxylated Lanolin
  • Ethylhexyl Palmitate
  • Evening Primrose Oil
  • Flax Seed Oil 
  • Linseed
  • Fragrance
  • Fucus vesiculosus
  • Gelidium Cartilagineum
  • Ginger Butter
  • Glyceryl Stearate SE
  • Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate
  • Glycine Soja Oil 
  • soybean oil
  • Grapeseed Butter
  • Grapeseed Oil
  • Green Algae
  • Green Tea Butter
  • Groundnut Oil
  • Haslea Ostrearia
  • Hazelnut Seed Oil
  • Hemp Seed Butter
  • Hexadecyl Alcohol
  • Hexyl Laurate
  • Himanthalia Elongate
  • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
  • Hydrolyzed Lola Implexa
  • Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea
  • Hypnea Musciformis
  • Irish Moss
  • Isocetyl Alcohol
  • Isocetyl Stearate
  • Isodecyl Oleate
  • Isopropyl Isostearate
  • Isopropyl Linolate
  • Isopropyl Myristate
  • Isopropyl Palmitate
  • Isostearic Acid
  • Isostearyl Isostearate
  • Isostearyl Neopentanoate
  • Jasmine Butter
  • Jojoba Butter
  • Jojoba Wax
  • Kapok Oil
  • Kasum Oil
  • Kelp
  • Knotted Kelp
  • Kokum Butter
  • Kukui Nut Butter
  • Kukui Nut Oil
  • Lamimaria Ochroleuca Extract
  • Laminaria Digitata Extract
  • Laminaria Longicruris
  • Laminaria Saccharina
  • Laminaria Saccharina Extract
  • Lanolic Acid
  • Lanolin Acid
  • Laureth-4
  • Laureth-7
  • Laureth-23
  • Laurie Acid
  • Lauric Acid
  • Lauric Acid in Sunflower Oil
  • Lauroyl Lysine
  • Lauryl Olivate
  • Lavender Butter
  • Lemon Butter
  • Lemongrass Butter
  • Lime Butter
  • Linseed Oil
  • Lithothamnium Calcareum
  • Lola Implexa
  • Macadamia Nut Butter
  • Macadamia Nut Oil
  • Macrocystis Pyrifera (sea kelp)
  • Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
  • Mahua Seed Oil
  • Mandarin Butter
  • Marigold Butter
  • Marine Algae
  • Marula Oil
  • Mastocarpus stellatus
  • Meadowfoam Butter
  • Mink Oil
  • Monododecyl ester, sodium salt, sulfuric acid
  • Moringa Oil
  • Mowrah Butter
  • Myreth 3 Myristate
  • Myristic Acid
  • Myristyl Lactate
  • Myristyl Myristate
  • Nahor Seed Oil
  • Neem Butter
  • Neem Oil
  • Neroli Butter
  • Nori
  • Norwegian Kelp
  • Octyl Methoxycinnamate
  • Octyl Palmitate
  • Octyl Stearate
  • Octyldodecanol
  • Oleic Acid
  • Oleth-3
  • Oleth-5
  • Oleyl Alcohol
  • Olive Butter
  • Olive Oil
  • Olive Oil Peg 7 Esters
  • Orange Peel Butter
  • Oryza sativa
  • Padina Pavonica
  • Palash Oil
  • Palmaria Palmate
  • Palmitic Acid
  • Palm Kernel Oil
  • Palm Oil Butter
  • Palm Oil
  • Palm Oil, Red
  • Parkii
  • Papaya Seed Oils
  • Peach Kernel Oils
  • PEG 2 Sulfosuccinate
  • PEG 8 Stearate
  • PEG 16 Lanolin (solulan 16)
  • PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Stearate
  • PEG 200 Dilaurate
  • PG Laurate
  • PG Monostearate / 
  • Propylene glycol monostearate
  • PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
  • Phytessence Wakame
  • Plankton
  • Pistachio Oil
  • Pisu Oil
  • Plankton
  • Polyglyceryl Diisostearate
  • Polyglyceryl 3-Diisostearate
  • Polyglyceryl 4-Isostearate
  • Porphyra
  • Porphyridium Cruentum
  • Potassium Chloride
  • PPG 10 Cetyl Ether
  • PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
  • PPG 5 Ceteth 10 Phosphate
  • PPG-2 Myristyl Propionate
  • Pracaxi Oil
  • Propylene Glycol Monostearate
  • Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
  • Pumpkin Seed Oil
  • Ratanjyat Oil
  • Red Algae
  • Rice Bran Oil
  • Rockweed
  • Rose Butter
  • Rosehip Butter
  • Rosemary Butter
  • Safflower Oil (cooking variety)
  • Sal Seed Butter
  • Sal Seed Oil
  • Sargassum
  • Sea Grass
  • Sea Whip Extract
  • Seaweed
  • Sesame Seed Oil
  • Shark Liver Oil 
  • Shea
  • Shea Butter
  • Shea Nut Oil
  • Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
  • Sodium Myreth Sulfate
  • Sodium Salt Sulfuric Acid
  • Solulan 16
  • Sorbitan Oleate
  • Sorbitan Olivate
  • Soybean Oil
  • Spirulina
  • Squalene
  • Steareth-10
  • Stearic Acid
  • Stearic Acid: TEA
  • Stearyl Heptanoate
  • Sulfated Castor Oil
  • Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester sodium salt
  • Sulfated Jojoba Oil
  • Sunflower Butter
  • Sweet Almond Butter
  • Sweet Almond Oil
  • Stearyl Heptanoate
  • Sulfated Castor Oil
  • Tamanu Butter
  • Tamanu Oil
  • Tea Stearic Acid
  • Theobroma Cacao Seed
  • Theobroma Cocoa Seed Butter
  • Tribehenin
  • Triticum Vulgare
  • Turkey Red oil
  • Ulva Lactuca
  • Vitamin E Butter
  • Wakame
  • Water-Soluble Sulfur
  • Wheat Germ
  • Wheat Germ Glyceride
  • Wheat germ oil
  • Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil
  • White Wax
  • Xylene
  • Zea Mays