Pore Clogging Ingredients
Acne can be triggered by various ingredients, foods, and lifestyle choices. To achieve and maintain clear skin, it's essential to use 'acne-safe' products. This applies not only to what you put on your face, like makeup, but also extends to hair care products.
Always scrutinize the ingredients before using any product, even if it claims to be 'Non-Comedogenic' or 'Won’t Clog Pores.' Labels can be misleading, so it’s crucial to verify the ingredients yourself.
The ingredients listed below are known to contribute to or worsen acne in those who are prone to breakouts. Acne Cosmetica, or acne caused by cosmetics, is avoidable with the right precautions. Review the ingredient list below to make sure your skincare or makeup products are free of these ingredients if you have acne-prone skin.
Pore Clogging Ingredients:
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Algae Extract
Algin
Bismuth
Butyl Stearate
Carrageenan
Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20
Cetyl Acetate
Chlorella
Chondrus Crispus (aka Irish Moss or Carageenan Moss)
Coal Tar
Cocoa Butter
Coconut Alkanes
Coconut Butter
Coconut Oil
Cocos nucifera oil
Colloidal Sulfur
Cotton Seed Oil
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 + PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate
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
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
Shark Liver Oil (Squalene)
Shea
Shea Butter
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Solulan 16
Sorbitan Oleate
Soybean Oil (Glycine Soja)
Spirulina
Steareth 10
Stearic Acid Tea
Stearyl Heptanoate
Sulfated Castor Oil
Sulfated Jojoba Oil
Talc
Wheat Germ Glyceride
Wheat Germ Oil
Xylene