Pore-Clogging Ingredient Checker
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About this checker
This tool compares your list to commonly cited comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients. Databases differ; this is informational only.
List of pore-clogging (comedogenic) ingredients
If you have acne-prone skin, don’t put anything on your skin or hair without checking it for comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients. Labels like “noncomedogenic,” “oil-free,” or “won’t clog pores” aren’t regulated; always check the ingredient list.
Attention: Ingredient comedogenicity is unaffected by formulation. Despite brand claims, the inherent nature of the ingredient doesn’t change.
Comedogenic Ingredients
- 1-Acetoxyhexadecane
- 1-Hexadecanol Acetate
- Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
- Acetylated Wool Fat
- Acetylated Wool Wax
- Agar
- Ahnfeltia Concinna
- Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract
- Alaria Esculenta
- Alaria Esculenta Extract
- Algae
- Algae Bladderwrack
- Algae Extract
- Algea
- Algin
- Alginate
- Alginic Acid
- Almond Oil
- Andiroba Seed Oil
- Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
- Apricot Kernel Oil
- Apricot Oil
- Arthrospira Platensis
- Ascophyllum
- Ascophyllum Nodosum
- Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
- Asparagopsis Armata Extract
- Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
- Avocado Butter
- Avokado Oil
- Babassu Oil
- Beef Tallow
- Bismuth
- Bismuth Oxychloride
- Black Kelp
- Bladderwrack
- Blue Algae
- Blue Green Algae
- Borage Oil
- Brazil Nut Oil
- Brown Algae
- Bryopsis Africana
- Buriti Oil
- Butyl Stearate
- Butyl Stearic Acid
- Butyrospermum
- Butyrospermum Parkii
- Cacao Butter
- Cacao Seed Butter
- Canola Oil
- Capea Biruncinata var. Desnuda Sonder
- Carageenan
- Caragenan
- Carastay C
- Carrageenan
- Carrageenan Gum
- Carrageenan Moss
- Carragenan
- Carrot Seed Oil
- Caulerpa Filiformis
- Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract
- CeraVe Oil
- Cetyl Acetate
- Chaetomorpha Linum
- Cherry Seed Oil
- Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Extract
- Chlorella
- Chlorophyceae
- Chondrus Crispus
- Chondrus Crispus Powder
- Chullu Seed Oil
- Cladophora cf. Subsimplex
- Cladophora Radiosa
- Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract
- Coal Tar
- Cocoa Seed Butter
- Coconut
- Coconut Alkanes
- Coconut Butter
- Coconut Extract
- Coconut Fruit Extract
- Coconut Nucifera Extract
- Cocos
- Cocos Nucifera
- Cocos Nucifera Seed Butter
- Codium Fragile Extract
- Coenochloris Signiensis Extract
- Colloidal Sulfur
- Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Corn Oil
- Cotton Awws
- Cotton Awws Oil
- Cotton Oil
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Cranberry Seed Oil
- Creosote
- Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract
- D&C Red 17
- D&C Red 21
- D&C Red 3
- D&C Red 30
- D&C Red 36
- Decyl Oleate
- Dictyopteris Membranacea
- Dictyopteris Polypodioides
- Dilsea Carnosa Extract
- Dioctyl Succinate
- Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
- Disodium Monooleamido
- Disodium Monooleamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate
- Disodium Oleamido PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate
- Dodecanoic Acid
- Dodecoic Acid
- Dodecyl Acid
- Dulse
- Dunaliella Salina Extract
- Duodecylic Acid
- Durvillaea Antarctica Extract
- Ecklonia
- Ecklonia Cava
- Ecklonia Cava Extract
- Ecklonia Radiata
- Enteromorpha Compressa
- Enteromorpha Compressa Extract
- Ethoxylated Lanolin
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Ethylhexyl Stearate
- Eucheuma Spinosum Extract
- Evening Primrose Oil
- Flax Oil
- Flaxseed Oil
- Fucoxanthin
- Fucus Serratus
- Fucus Vesiculosus
- Gamtae Extract
- Gelidiella Acerosa Extract
- Gelidium Amansii Extract
- Gigartina Stellata Extract
- Glyceryl 3 Diisostearate
- Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- Glycine Max
- Glycine Soja Oil
- Gracilariopsis Chorda Extract
- Haematococcus Pluvialis
- Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
- Haslea Ostrearia
- Haslea Ostrearia Extract
- Hexadecanol Acetate
- Hexadecyl Alcohol
- Himanthalia Elongata
- Himanthalia Elongata Extract
- Hizikia Fusiforme Extract
- Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
- Hypnaceae Extract
- Hypnea Musciformis Extract
- Irish Moss
- Isocetyl Alcohol
- Isocetyl Stearate
- Isodecyl Oleate
- Isooctadecyl Isooctadecanoate
- Isopalmitic Alcohol
- Isopalmityl Alcohol
- Isopropyl Isodecanoate
- Isopropyl Isostearate
- Isopropyl Lanolate
- Isopropyl Linoleate
- Isostearyl Isostearate
- Isostearyl Neopentanoate
- Jania Rubens Extract
- Jojoba Butter
- Kapok Oil
- Kappaphycus
- Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
- Karite
- Kelp
- Laminaria
- Laminaria Digitata
- Laminaria Digitata Extract
- Laminaria Longicruris
- Laminaria Saccharina
- Laminaria Saccharina Extract
- Lanolic Acid
- Lanolin Acetate
- Lanolin Alcohol
- Lanolin Polyoxyethylene Ether
- Laureth 23
- Laureth 4
- Laureth-23
- Laureth-4
- Lauric Acid
- Laurostearic Acid
- Lauryl Sulfate
- Linolate
- Linseed Oil
- Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
- Liquor Picis Carbonis
- Lithothamnium Calcareum
- Lithothamnium Calcareum Powder
- Lola Implexa
- Macroalgae
- Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract
- Magnesium Myristate
- Mahua Seed Oil
- Marine Algae
- Marula
- Marula Oil
- Mastocarpus
- Mastocarpus Stellatus
- Microcystis Aeruginosa
- Mink Oil
- Monostearate
- Moringa Oil
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- Moss
- Myreth-3 Myristate
- Myristate
- Myristic Acid
- Myristyl
- Myristyl Alcohol
- Myristyl Lactate
- Myristyl Propianate
- Myristyl Propionate
- N-hexadecyl Ethanoate
- Norwegian Kelp
- Octadecyl Heptanoate
- Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
- Oleth 3
- Oleth-3
- Olive Butter
- Olive Oil Peg-7 Esters
- Padina Pavonica
- Palash Oil
- Palm Butter
- Palm Kernel Oil
- Palm Oil
- Palmaria Palmata
- Palmaria palmata Extract
- Palmitic Acid
- Palmityl Acetate
- Palmityl Alcohol
- Papaya Seed Oil
- Parkii
- Parkii Butter
- Parkii Oil
- Peanut Oil
- PEG 16 Lanolin
- PEG-16 Lanolin
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract
- Pequot Oil
- PG Monostearate
- Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract
- Phaeophyceae
- Phytessence Wakame
- Pilu Oil
- Pine Nut Oil
- Plankton
- Plankton Extract
- Polyglyceryl-Diisostearate
- Polysiphonia Elongata Extract
- Porphyra
- Porphyra Umbilicalis
- Porphyridium
- Porphyridium Cruentum
- Porphyridium Cruentum Extract
- Potassium Chloride
- Pouteria Sapota Seed Butter
- PPG 2 Myristyl Ether Propionate
- PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
- PPG-2 Myristyl
- PPG-2 Myristyl Propionate
- Propylene Glycol Monostearate
- Pyrene Coal Tar Pitch
- Rapeseed Oil
- Red Algae
- Red Palm Oil
- Rhodophyceae Extract
- Rhodophyta
- Rockweed
- Sargassum
- Sargassum Filipendula Extract
- Sargassum Fusiforme Extract
- Sclerocarya Birrea
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Sea Fern
- Sea Grass
- Seaweed
- Sesame Oil
- Sesame Seed
- Sesamum Indicum
- Shark Liver Oil
- Shark Squalene
- Shea
- Shea Nut Oil
- Sheep Alcohol
- SLES
- SLO
- SLS
- Sodium Alginate
- Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Solulan 16
- Sorbitan Oleate
- Soybean
- Soybean Oil
- Sphacelaria
- Spirulina
- Squalene
- Steareth 10
- Steareth-10
- Stearic Acid Tea
- Stearyl Heptanoate
- Sulfated Castor Oil
- Sulfated Jojoba Oil
- Sunflower Butter
- Sweet Almond Butter
- Sweet Almond Oil
- Tallow
- Tetradecyl Myristate
- Theobroma Butter
- Theobroma Cocoa Seed Butter
- Theobroma Oil
- Triticum Aestivum
- Triticum Vulgare
- Tucuma Butter
- Turkey Red Oil
- Ulva Fasciata
- Ulva Lactuca
- Ulva Rhacodes
- Undaria
- Undaria Pinnatifida
- Vitamin E Oil
- Vitellaria paradoxa
- Wakame
- Wheat Germ Acid
- Wheat Germ Glyceride
- Wheat Germ Oil
- Wool Alcohol
- Wool Fat
- Xanthophyta
- Xylene
- Zea Mays (Corn) Oil