Are your products acne safe?

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!

Full List of Pore Clogging Ingredients

  • 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 

    BismuthOxychloride

    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 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 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

    Sulfated Jojoba 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

    Wild Apricot Seed Oil

    Xylene

    Zea MaysÂ