Copy your product’s full ingredient list and paste it into this pore-clogger checker. It will highlight any comedogenic ingredients and let you know if the product is acne-safe!
List of pore-clogging (comedogenic) ingredients
If you have acne-prone skin, it’s so important to check every product, whether it’s for your face, body, or hair for pore-clogging ingredients. Labels like “non-comedogenic,” “oil-free,” or “won’t clog pores” can be misleading, since there’s no regulation behind those claims. That means a product can still contain ingredients that trigger breakouts. Always take a quick look at the ingredient list before using something new to keep your skin clear and healthy.
Note: The comedogenic potential of an ingredient doesn’t change based on formulation. While some brands may suggest that combining ingredients can alter this property, the pore-clogging nature of each ingredient remains the same.
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(olive) oil
(shea butter)
(shea)
(soja)
a & d additive
acetvlated lanolin
acetylated lanolin
acetylated lanolin alcohol
acetylated wool fat
acetylated wool wax
active soil complex
adansonia digitata l.
agar
ahnfeltia concinna
ahnfeltia concinna extract
ahnfeltiopsis concinna extract
alaria esculenta
alaria esculenta extract
alga bladderwrack
algae
algae extract
algea
algin
alginate
alginic acid
almond oil
amyl cinnamal
andiroba seed oil
aphanothece sacrum polysaccharide
apricot
apricot kernel oil
apricot oil
argan oil
arthrospira plantensis
ascophyllum
ascophyllum nodosum
ascophyllum nodosum extract
asparagopsis armata extract
astrocaryum murumuru seed butter
avocado
avocado butter
avocado oil
babassu oil
baobab
baobab oil
baoboab
basic red
beef tallow
beeswax
bismuth
bismuth oxychloride
black kelp
bladderwack
blue algae
blue green algae
borage oil
brazil nut oil
brown algae
bryopsis africana
buriti oil
butyl stearate
butyrospermum parkii butter
butyrospermum
butyrospermum parkii
butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter
butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter extract
c13-14 isoparaffin
cacao seed butter
camelina oil
canola oil
capea biruncinata var. denuda sonder
capea biruncinata var. elongata sonder
capric acid
carageenan gum
carageenan moss
carastay c
carrageenan
carrageenan moss
carrot seed oil
caulerpa filiformis
caulerpa lentillifera extract
cera alba
cera bianca
cera flava
cera olea
ceteareth 20
ceteareth-20
ceteareth-6 olivate
cetearyl alcohol & ceteareth 20
cetearyl alcohol + ceteareth 20
cetrimonium bromide
cetyl acetate
chaetomorpha linum (aerea) cladophora radiosa
cherry seed oil
cheru seed oil
chlamydomonas reinhardtii extract
chlorophyceae
chondrus crispus
chondrus crispus (aka irish moss or carageenan moss)
chondrus crispus powder
chullu (wild apricot) seed oil
cladophora cf. subsimplex
cladosiphon okamuranus extract
coal tar
cocoa butter
coconut
coconut alkanes
coconut butter
coconut extract
coconut fruit
coconut nucifera extract
coconut oil
cocos nucifera
cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract
cocos nucifera (coconut) oil
cocos nucifera oil
cocos nucifera seed butter
codium fragile extract
coenochloris signiensis extract
colloidal sulfur
corn
corn oil
cotton awws
cotton awws oil
cotton seed oil
cottonseed oil
cranberry seed oil
creosote
crithmum maritimum
cupuacu butter
cystoseira tamariscifolia extract
d & c red
d & c red # 17
d & c red # 21
d & c red # 3
d & c red # 30
d & c red # 36
d & c red 17
d & c red 19
d & c red 21
d & c red 27
d & c red 3
d & c red 30
d & c red 33
d & c red 36
d & c red 4
d & c red 40
d & c red 6
d & c red 7
d & c red 9
d-limonene
d&c red #17
d&c red #21
d&c red #3
d&c red #30
d&c red #40
date seed oil
decyl oleate
dhupa seed oil
di (2 ethylhexyl) succinate
dictyopteris membranacea
dictyopteris polypodioides
diisostearyl malate
dilsea carnosa
dilsea carnosa extract
dioctyl malate
dioctyl succinate
disodium monooleamido
disodium monooleamido peg 2- sulfosuccinate
disodium monooleamido peg 2-sulfosuccinate
dodecanoic acid
dulse
dunaliella salina extract
durvillaea antarctica extract
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Description text goes hereecklonia
ecklonia radiata
enteromorpha compressa
ethoxylated lanolin
ethylhexyl palmitat
eevening primrose oil
flax oil
flaxseed oil
fucus vesiculosus
glyceryl 3-diisostearate
glyceryl stearate se
glyceryl-3 diisostearate
glycine soja (soybean) oil
haslea ostrearia
hexadecyl alcohol
himanthalia elongate
hydrolyzed wheat protein
irish moss
isoceteth-20
isocetyl alcohol
isocetyl stearate
isodecyl oleate
isononyl isononoanoate
isopropyl isostearate
isopropyl isosterate
isopropyl lanolate
isopropyl linolate
isopropyl linoleate
isopropyl myristate
isopropyl neopentanoate
isopropyl palmitate
isostearate
isostearic acid
isostearyl
isostearyl isostearate
isostearyl neopentanoate
jania rubens extract
kapok oil
kappaphycus
kappaphycus alvarezii extract
karanja oil
karite
kelp
kousou ekisu
kukui nut
kukui nut oil
kukui oil
laminaria
laminaria digitata
laminaria digitata extract
laminaria longicruris
laminaria longicruris extract
laminaria saccharina
laminaria saccharina extract
laminaria saccharina extract (laminaria saccharine)
laminaria saccharine
laneth 10
lanolic acid
lanolin
lanolin alcohol
lanolin oil
laureth 12
laureth 23
laureth 4
laureth 7
laureth-23
laureth-4
lauric acid
lauryl alcohol
lauryl olivate
lauryl sulfate
linolate
linseed
linseed oil
linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil
liquor picis carbonis
lithothamnium calcareum
lithothamnium calcareum powder
lola implexa
lpc
macadamia nut oil
macroalgae
macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract
macrocystis pyrifera extract
magnesium myristate
mahua seed oil
mangifera indica seed butter
mango butter
marine algae
marula
marula oil
mastocarpus stellatus
microcystis aeruginosa
mineral oil
mink oil
monostearate
moringa
moringa oil
moringa oleifera seed oil
moss
myreth 3 myristate
myreth-3 myristate
myristate
myristic acid
myristyl
myristyl alcohol
myristyl lactate
myristyl myristate
myristyl propionate
myrtrimonium bromide
nahor seed oil
nasturtium officinale (watercress) flower/leaf extract
neem oil
neopentanoate
norwegian kelp
nymphaea alba flower extract
octodidecyl stearoyl stearate
octyl palmitate
octyl stearate
olea europaea fruit oil
oleth-10
oleth-20
oleth-3
oleth-3 phosphate
oleth-5
oleyl alcohol
olive
olive butter
olive oil
olive oil peg-7 esters
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padina pavonica
padina pavonica extract
palash oil
palm kernel oil
palm oil
palm oil butter
palmaria oalmarta extract (dulse)
palmaria palmata extract
palmaria palmate
palmitic acid
papaya seed oil
parkii
parrafin
peach kernel oil
peanut oil
pecan oil
peg 100 distearate
PEG 150 Distearate
PEG-150 Distearate
peg 150 distearate
peg 16 lanolin
peg 2 sulfosuccinate
peg 200 dilaurate
peg 65
peg 8 stearate
peg-16 lanolin
peg-200 dilaurate
peg-8 stearate
pelvetia canaliculata extract
pentaerythrital
pequot oil
persea americana
persea gratissima (avocado) oil
petroleum
pg caprylate/caprate
pg dipelargonate
pg monostearate
phaeodactylum tricornutum extract
phaeophyceae
phytantriol
phytessence wakame
pilu oil
pine nut oil
pix carbonis
plankton
plankton extract
polyglyceryl-2 isostearate
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
polyglyceryl-3 diiosostearate
polyglyceryl-4 isostearate
polyglyceryl-diisostearate
polyquanterium-4
polysiphonia elongata extract
porphyra
porphyra umbilicalis
porphyridium
porphyridium cruentum
porphyridium cruentum extract
potassium chloride
potassium cocoate
potassium salt
ppg 10 cetyl ether
ppg 12
ppg 2 myristyl ether propionate
ppg 2 myristyl propionate
ppg 5 ceteth 10 phosphate
ppg ceteth 10 phosphate
ppg-2 myristyl
ppg-2 myristyl propionate
pracaxi oil
propylene glycol monostearate
prunus dulcis oil
pumpkin seed oil
pyrene coal tar pitch
rapeseed oil
ratanjyat oil
red algae
red palm oil
retinyl palmitate
rhodophyceae extract
rhodophyta
ricebran oil
rice bran oil
rockweed
sal seed oil
sandalwood seed oil
sapote oil
sargassum
sargassum filipendula extract
sargassum fillpendula extract
sargassum fusiforme extract
sclerocarya birrea
sclerocarya birrea seed oil
sea fern
sea grass
sea mayweed
sea whip
sea whip extract
seaweed
sesame
sesame oil
sesame seed
sesamum indicum
shark liver oil
shark squalene
shea
shea butter
shea nut oil
sheep alcohol
simmondsia chinensis seed wax
sles
sls
sodium alginate
sodium carbomer
sodium laurel sulfate
sodium laureth sulfate
sodium lauryl sulfate
soil minerals
soja
solulan 16
sorbitan laurate
sova
soy
soy oil
soy protein
soybean
soybean oil
soybean oil
sphacelaria
spiraea ulmaria (meadowsweet) flower extract
spirulina
squalene
starch
stealkonium chloride
steareth 10
steareth 2
steareth 20
steareth-10
stearic acid tea
stearyl heptanoate
sulfated castor oil
sulfosuccinate
sulphated castor oil
sunflower butter
sweet almond butter
sweet almond oil
talc
talcum
tallow
tamanu oil
TEA stearate
TEA-Stearate
tetradecyl myristate
theobroma butter
theobroma cocoa seed butter
theobroma oil
tribehenin
triethanolamine
triticum aestivum
triticum vulgare
tucuma butter
turkey red oil
ulva fasciata
ulva lactuca
ulva rhacodes
undaria
undaria pinnatifida
vegetable gelatin
vitamin a palmitate
vitamin e oil
vitellaria paradoxa
wakame
water soluble sulfur
wheat
wheat germ glyceride
wheat germ oil
wool alcohol
wool fat
xanthophyta
xylene
zea mays