Comedogenic ingredients are scientifically proven to increase the chance of clogged pores.
Here is a list of ingredients to avoid if you are prone to clogged pores and breakouts.
- A & D additive
- Acetylated lanolin alcohol
- Almond oil
- Apricot kernel oil
- Ascorbyl palmitate
- Avocado oil
- Avocado oil, refined
- Beeswax
- Betyl stearate
- Butyl sterate
- Capric acid
- Ceramides
- Cereayl alcohol + ceteareth 20
- Ceteareth-20
- Cetearyl alcohol
- Cetyl acetate
- Cetyl alcohol
- Coal tar
- Cocoa butter
- Coconut butter
- Coconut oil
- Cocos nucifera
- Corn oil
- Cotton seed oil
- D&C red (most pigments)
- Decaglyceryl decaoleate
- Deyl oleate
- Di (2 ethylhexyl) succinate
- Dioctyl malate
- Dioctyl succinate
- Eicosanoic acid
- Ethoxylated lanolins
- Ethylhexyl palmitate
- Ethylhexyl pelargonate
- Evening primrose oil
- Flax seed oil
- Glyceryl stearate SE
- Glyceryl-3-diisostearate
- Grapeseed oil
- Hexylene glycol
- Hydrogenated vegetable oil
- Isocetyl alcohol
- Isocetyl stearate
- Isodecyl oleate
- Isoparaffin C9-11
- Isopropyl isostearate
- Isopropyl lanolate
- Isopropyl linolate
- Isopropyl myristate
- Isopropyl neopentanoate
- Isopropyl palmitate
- Isostearic acid
- Isostearyl alcohol
- Isostearyl isostearate
- Isostearyl neopentanoate
- Laneth-10
- Lanolic acid
- Lanolin alcohol
- Laureth-23
- Laureth-4
- Lauric acid
- Linoleic acid
- Linolenic acid
- Linseed oil
- Mineral oil
- Mink oil
- Mink oil, refined
- Myreth-3 myristate
- Myristic acid
- Myristyl alcohol
- Myristyl lactate
- Myristyl myristate
- Octyl palmitate
- Octyl stearate
- Octyldodecanol
- Olea europaea fruit oil
- Oleic acid (in natural oils)
- Oleth-10
- Oleth-3
- Oleth-3 phosphate
- Oleth-5
- Oleyl alcohol
- Olive oil
- Palm oil
- Palmitic acid
- Peach kernel oil
- Peanut oil
- PEG 100 distearate
- PEG 150 distearate
- PEG 16 lanolin
- PEG 200 dilaurate
- PEG 8 stearate
- PG caprylate/caprate
- Pentaerythrital tetra isostearate
- PG dipelargonate
- PG monostearate
- Phytanriol
- Polyglyceryl-3-diisostearate
- PPG 10 cetyl ether
- PPG 12 PEG 65 lanolin oil
- PPG 2 myristyl propionate
- PPG 5 Ceteth 10 phosphate
- Sandalwood seed oil
- Sesame oil
- Shark liver oil
- Sorbitan isostearate
- Sorbitan laurate
- Sorbitan oleate
- Soybean oil
- Steareth-10
- Steareth-20
- Stearic acid
- Stearic acid: TEA
- Stearyl alcohol
- Stearyl heptanoate
- Sulfulated jojoba oil
- Sweet almond oil
- Triethanoleamine
- Vitamin A palmitate
- Vitis vinifera seed extract
- Water-soluble sulfur
- Wheat germ glyceride
- Wheat germ oil
- Xylene