Pore-Clogging Ingredients List

If you're dealing with acne, you're not alone and you don't have to keep guessing your way through it. One of the most overlooked causes of persistent breakouts is comedogenic ingredients hiding in everyday skincare, makeup, and haircare products. Even products labeled 'non-comedogenic' aren't always safe for acne prone skin.

This list is Lauren's go to reference for identifying ingredients that are known to clog pores and trigger breakouts. Browse by letter, check your products, and shop with confidence.
  • Acetylated Lanolin
  • Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
  • Algae Extract
  • Algin
  • Beeswax
  • Cera Alba
  • White Wax
  • Bismuth
  • Bismuth Oxychloride
  • Butyl Stearate
  • Carrageenan
  • Chondrus Crispus
  • Irish Moss
  • Carageenan Moss
  • Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20
  • Ceteareth-20
  • Cetearyl Alcohol
  • Cetyl Acetate
  • Chlorella
  • Coal Tar
  • Cocoa Butter
  • Theobroma Cacao Butter
  • Coconut Alkanes
  • Coconut Butter
  • Coconut Oil
  • Cocos nucifera
  • Cocos nucifera oil
  • Colloidal Sulfur
  • Cotton Seed Oil
  • Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil
  • Corn oil
  • Zea Mays (Corn) Oil
  • D & C Red # 17
  • D & C Red # 21
  • D & C Red # 3
  • D & C Red # 30
  • D & C Red # 36
  • 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
  • Laminaria Saccharine
  • Laureth-23
  • Laureth-4
  • Lauric Acid
  • Mink Oil
  • Myristic Acid
  • Myristyl Lactate
  • Myristyl Myristate
  • Octyl Palmitate
  • Octyl Stearate
  • Oleth-3
  • Oleyl Alcohol
  • Parkii
  • PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate
  • PEG 16 Lanolin
  • PEG 200 Dilaurate
  • PEG 8 Stearate
  • PG Monostearate
  • PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
  • Plankton
  • Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
  • Potassium Chloride
  • Propylene Glycol Monostearate
  • Red Algae
  • Seaweed
  • Shea
  • Shark Liver Oil
  • Shea Butter
  • Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
  • Sodium Laureth Sulfate
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
  • Solulan 16
  • Sorbitan Oleate
  • Soybean Oil
  • Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
  • Soyabean Oil
  • Spirulina
  • Steareth 10
  • Steareth-10
  • Stearic Acid Tea
  • Tea-Stearic Acid
  • Stearyl Heptanoate
  • Sulfated Castor Oil
  • Turkey Red Oil
  • Sulfated Jojoba Oil
  • Wheat Germ Glyceride
  • Wheat Germ Oil
  • Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
  • Xylene

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