Pore Clogging Ingredient Checker
Are your products breaking you out?
Take the guesswork out of your routine—let’s keep your skincare truly skin-friendly!
Just because a product claims to be "Non-Comedogenic" or "Acne Safe" doesn’t always mean it’s free from pore-clogging ingredients. Acne cosmetica, caused by product build-up, can make a big difference in your skin journey.
Paste your product's full ingredient list below and hit submit to check for potential pore-clogging culprits.
If you see any flagged ingredients in red, double-check the list below to confirm they match. Variations in ingredient names are common, so it’s important to verify before deciding whether your product makes the cut.
Full List of Pore Clogging Ingredients:
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
Cetyl Acetate
Chlorella
Coal Tar
Cocoa Butter
Theobroma Cacao Butter
Coconut Alkanes
Coconut Butter
Coconut Oil
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Colloidal Sulfur
Cotton Seed Oil
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Corn Oil
Zea Mays 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
Shark Liver Oil
Shea Butter
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Solulan 16
Sorbitan Oleate
Soybean Oil
Glycine Soja Oil
Soyabean Oil
Spirulina
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 Germ Oil
Xylene