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Hidden Pore-Cloggers!

Free Pore-Clogging Ingredients Checker 

Sneaky Pore Blockers

We’ve made it effortless to check if your skincare and makeup products are truly skin-friendly:

Step 1. Search for your product’s full name in Google followed by “ingredients” (i.e. “Rush Hour Serum ingredients”)

Step 2. Copy the full ingredient list 

Step 3. Paste the list into the pore-clogging ingredients checker below

Step 4. Hit “Verify” to instantly see if your product is supporting your glow or clogging your pores

Breakout-Proof Test

If you have acne-prone skin, think of every product you apply as a potential suspect. Labels like “non-comedogenic” or “oil-free” sound reassuring, but here’s the truth: there’s no strict regulation behind those claims. Brands can still sneak in pore-clogging ingredients that work against your skin, not for it. The best way to protect your glow? Always check the ingredient list before letting anything touch your face. Your skin will thank you!

No matter how brands spin it, a pore-clogging ingredient is always a pore-clogging ingredient. Some may claim their formulations make these ingredients “safe,” but science says otherwise. If it has the potential to clog pores, it still does—no exceptions. Stay ahead of breakouts by always checking ingredient lists before anything touches your skin!

List of Pore-Clogging (Comedogenic) Ingredients:

This list is based on decades of dermatological research and clinical studies that identify ingredients known to clog pores. The list was built by cross-checking several comedogenic rating systems and confirming each ingredient with expert advice and trusted sources like Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, the International Journal of Cosmetic Science and scientific study by Dr. James Fulton. If an ingredient is on this list, it has a track record of contributing to breakouts, no exceptions.

  • 1-9

    1-acetoxyhexadecane


    1-hexadecanol acetate


    1-hexadecanol

    A

    Acetic acid hexadecyl ester


    Acetylated Lanolin


    Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol


    Acetylated wool fat


    Acetylated wool wax


    Active soil

    Adansonia digitata l.


    Ahnfeltia concinna

    Alaria Esculenta

    Almond Oil

    Andiroba Seed Oil

    Apricot Kernel Oil

    Apricot Oil

    Arthrospira platensis

    Ascophyllum

    Ascophyllum nodosum

    Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter

    Avocado

    Avocado Butter

    Agar


    Ahnfeltiopsis concinna extract


    Alaria esculenta extract


    Alga bladderwrack


    Algae


    Algae Extract


    Algin


    Alginate


    Alginic acid


    Algea


    Aphanothece sacrum polysaccharide


    Arthrospira plantensis


    Ascophyllum nodosum extract


    Asparagopsis armata extract

    B

    Babassu Oil

    Baobab


    Beeswax


    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 Octadecanoate


    Butyl Stearate


    Butyl Stearic acid


    Butyrospermum

    Butyrospermum Parkii

    C

    Cacao seed butter

    Canola Oil

    Capea biruncinata var. denuda sonder


    Capea biruncinata var. elongata sonder


    Carageenan gum


    Carastay c

    Carrot Seed Oil

    Caulerpa lentillifera extract


    Caulerpa filiformis


    Carrageenan


    Carrageenan Moss


    Cera alba


    Cera bianca


    Cera flava


    Cera olea

    Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20

    Cetyl Acetate


    Chaetomorpha linum (aerea) cladophora radiosa


    Cherry Seed Oil

    Chlamydomonas reinhardtii extract


    Chlorella


    Chlorophyceae


    Chondrus Crispus

    Chullu Seed Oil

    Cladophora cf. subsimplex

    Cladophora radiosa

    Cladosiphon okamuranus extract


    Coal Tar


    Cocoa Butter


    Coconut Alkanes


    Coconut Butter


    Coconut Extract

    Coconut Fruit Extract

    Coconut Nucifera extract


    Coconut Oil

    Cocos Nucifera

    Cocos nucifera oil


    cocos nucifera seed butter


    Coenochloris signiensis extract


    Colloidal Sulfur


    Codium Fragile Extract

    Corallina officinalis extract


    Corn


    Corn oil


    Cotton Awws

    Cotton Awws Oil

    Cotton Oil

    Cotton Seed Oil

    Cranberry Seed Oil

    Creosote

    Cupuacu Butter

    Cystoseira tamariscifolia extract

    D

    D & C Red # 17


    D & C Red # 21


    D & C Red # 3


    D & C Red # 4

    D & C Red # 6

    D & C Red # 7

    D & C Red # 9

    D & C Red # 19

    D & C Red # 27

    D & C Red # 30

    D & C Red # 33

    D & C Red # 36

    D & C Red # 40

    Decyl Oleate


    Decyloleate


    Dicotyledons succinate


    Dictyopteris membranacea


    Dictyopteris polypodioides


    Diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate


    Diisooctyl succinate


    Diisostearyl Malate

    Dilsea carnosa extract


    Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate


    Dioctyl Succinate


    Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate


    Disodium Monooleamido


    Disodium Monooleamido peg-2 sulfosuccinate


    Disodium oleamido peg-2 sulfosuccinate


    Dodecanoic acid


    Dodecoic acid


    Dodecylic acid


    Dunaliella salina extract


    Duodecylic acid


    Dulse

    Durvillaea antarctica extract

    E

    Ecklonia

    Ecklonia cava


    Ecklonia cava extract


    Ecklonia radiata


    Enteromorpha compressa extract


    Ethoxylated Lanolin


    Ethylhexyl Palmitate


    Ethylhexyl Stearate


    Eucheuma spinosum extract


    Evening Primrose Oil

    F

    Fucoxanthin


    Fucus serratus


    Fucus vesiculosus

    Flax Oil

    Flaxseed Oil

    G

    Gamtae extract


    Gelidiella acerosa extract


    Gelidium amansii extract


    Gigartina stellata extract


    Glyceryl monostearate


    Glyceryl Stearate SE


    Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate


    Glycine soja oil


    Glycine max


    Gracilariopsis chorda extract


    H

    Haematococcus pluvialis extract


    Haematococcus pluvialis

    Haslea Ostrearia

    Haslea ostrearia extract


    Hexadecanol acetate


    Hexadecyl Acetate


    Hexadecyl Alcohol

    Himanthalia Elongata

    Himanthalia elongata extract


    Hizikia fusiforme extract


    Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil


    Hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract


    Hydrous magnesium silicate


    Hypnea musciformis extract


    Hypneaceae extract

    I

    Irish Moss


    Isoceteth-20

    Isocetyl Alcohol


    Isocetyl Stearate


    Isodecyl Oleate


    Isohexadecanol


    Isohexadecyl alcohol


    Isohexadecyl stearate


    Isooctadecyl isooctadecanoate


    Isopalmitic alcohol


    Isopalmityl alcohol


    Isopropyl isodecanoate


    Isopropyl Isostearate


    Isopropyl Linolate


    Isopropyl Myristate


    Isopropyl Palmitate


    Isostearyl Isostearate


    Isostearyl Neopentanoate


    J

    Jania rubens extract


    Jojoba Butter

    Jojoba wax


    K

    Kappaphycus

    Kappaphycus alvarezii extract


    Karite


    Kelp


    Kousou ekisu

  • L

    Laminaria

    Laminaria Digitata

    Laminaria Digitata Extract


    Laminaria Saccharina Extract

    Lanolic Acid

    Lanolic

    Lanolin acetate


    Lanolin alcohol acetate


    Lanolin polyoxyethylene ether

    Laureth-12

    Laureth-23


    Laureth-4

    Laureth-7

    Lauric Acid


    Laurostearic acid


    Lcd


    Linolate

    Linseed

    Linseed Oil

    Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil

    Lithothamnium Calcareum

    Liquor carbonis detergens


    Liquor picis carbonis


    Lithothamnium calcareum powder

    Lola Implexa

    Lpc

    M

    Macadamia Nut Oil

    Macroalgae


    Macrocystis pyrifera extract

    Magnesium Myristate

    Mahua Seed Oil

    Mangifera indica seed butter


    Mango Butter

    Marine algae

    Marula


    Marula oil


    Methylsilanol mannuronate


    Mink Oil


    Moss


    Myristate


    Myristic Acid


    Myristyl

    Myristyl Alcohol

    Myristyl Lactate

    Myristyl Myristate

    Myristate


    Myristyl Propionate


    N

    N-hexadecyl alcohol


    N-hexadecyl ethanoate

    Norwegian Kelp

    O

    Octadecanoic acid


    Octadecyl heptanoate


    Octyl Palmitate


    Octyl Stearate

    Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

    Oleth-3


    Oleth-3 phosphate


    Oleyl Alcohol

    Olive Butter

    P

    Palash Oil

    Palm Butter

    Palm Kernel Oil

    Palm Oil

    Palmaria Oalmarta Extract

    Palmaria Palmate

    Palmaria palmata extract


    Palmityl Acetate


    Palmityl Alcohol

    Palmitic Acid

    Papaya Seed Oil

    Parkii

    Peanut Oil

    PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate


    PEG-2 Sulfosuccinate


    PEG 16 Lanolin


    PEG 200 Dilaurate


    PEG-75


    PEG 8 Stearate

    Pentaerythrityl Tetraoleate

    Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate

    Pequot Oil

    Persea Americana

    Persea Gratissima Oil

    Pelvetia canaliculata extract


    PES


    Phaeodactylum tricornutum extract


    Phaeophyceae

    Phytessence Wakame

    Pilu Oil

    Pine Nut Oil

    Pix carbonis


    PG Monostearate


    PGMS
PPG-2 Myristyl


    PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate


    PPG 2 Myristyl Ether Propionate

    PPG-5 Ceteth-10 Phosphate

    Propanoic Acid

    Plankton


    Polyethylene glycol 200


    Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether


    Polyethylene glycol jojoba acid


    Polyethylene glycol lauryl ether


    Polyethylene glycol monododecyl ether


    Polyethylene glycol stearate


    Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether


    Polysiphonia elongata extract


    Polyglyceryl-Diisostearate


    Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate

    Porphyra

    Porphyra umbilicalis


    Porphyridium

    Porphyridium Cruentum

    Porphyridium cruentum extract


    Porphyridium polysaccharide


    Potassium Chloride

    Potassium Cocoate

    Potassium Salt

    Pouteria Sapota Seed Butter

    Propanoic Acid


    Propylene Glycol Monostearate


    Pyrene coal tar pitch


    R

    Rapeseed Oil

    Red Algae

    Red Palm Oil

    Rockweed

    Rhodophyta


    Rhodophyceae extract


    S

    Sargassum

    Sargassum filipendula extract


    Sargassum fusiforme extract


    Sclerocarya birrea


    Sclerocarya birrea seed oil

    Sea Grass

    Sea Mayweed

    Sea Whip

    Seaweed


    Sea fern


    Sesame


    Sesamum indicum


    Shark Liver Oil


    Shark Squalene


    Shea


    Shea Butter

    Shea Nut Oil

    Sheep alcohol


    Simmondsia chinensis seed wax


    Sles


    Slo


    Sls


    Sodium Alginate


    Sodium Alkylethersulfate


    Sodium Docusate


    Sodium Dodecyl sulphate


    Sodium Laureth Sulfate


    Sodium Lauryl Ether sulfate


    Sodium Lauryl

    Sulfate


    Soja


    Solulan 16


    Sorbitan Monooleate


    Sorbitan Oleate


    Soy


    Soybean


    Soybean Oil


    Sphacelaria


    Spirulina


    Squalene


    Steareth 10


    Stearic Acid Tea


    Stearyl Heptanoate


    Starch


    Sulfated Castor Oil


    Sulfated Jojoba Oil


    Sulfosuccinate


    Sulphated castor oil

    Sunflower Butter

    Sweet Almond Butter

    Sweet Almond Oil

    Synthetic Beeswax

    Synthetic Wax

    T

    Talc


    Talcum


    Tallow

    Tapioca Starch

    Tea stearate


    Tetradecanoic acid


    Tetradecyl lactate


    Tetradecyl myristate


    Tetradecyl propionate


    Theobroma butter


    Theobroma cocoa seed butter


    Theobroma oil


    Triticum aestivum


    Triticum vulgare


    Turkey red oil


    Tucuma Butter

    U

    Undaria

    Undaria Pinnatifida


    Ulva lactuca


    Ulva fasciata


    Ulva rhacodes


    V

    Vegetable gelatin


    Vitellaria paradoxa


    Vitamin E Oil

    Vulvic acid


    W

    Wakame


    Wheat


    Wheat Germ Glyceride


    Wheat Germ Oil


    Wool alcohol


    Wool fat


    X

    Xanthophyta


    Xylene


    Z

    Zea mays