Pore Clogging Ingredients

Pore Clogging Ingredients

Did You Know, Natural And Oil Free Can Clog?

  • Natural oils can be some of the worst offenders, like cocoa butter and coconut oil which are found in many “organic” skin care lines. They contribute to acne. 

  • Other oils such as jojoba, olive, and lanolin are mildly comedogenic and can be a problem if formulated with other comedogenic ingredients. They can contribute to acne. 

  • Some prescription products like the cream form of Retin A have pore cloggers. Many over-the-counter acne medications also have pore clogging ingredients.

  • “Oil-free” products can be comedogenic and can contribute to acne.

 

Pore-Cloggers

This is a list of pore-clogging ingredients. Check your products to see if they are contributing to your acne breakouts and pimples:

  1. Acetylated Lanolin

  2. Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol

  3. Algae Extract

  4. Algin

  5. Butyl Stearate

  6. Carrageenan

  7. Cetyl Acetate

  8. Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20

  9. Chondrus Crispus (aka Irish Moss or Carageenan Moss)

  10. Chlorella

  11. Coal Tar

  12. Cocoa Butter

  13. Coconut Alkanes

  14. Coconut Butter

  15. Coconut Oil

  16. Colloidal Sulfur

  17. Cotton Awws Oil

  18. Cotton Seed Oil

  19. D & C Red # 17

  20. D & C Red # 21

  21. D & C Red # 3

  22. D & C Red # 30

  23. D & C Red # 36

  24. Decyl Oleate

  25. Dioctyl Succinate

  26. Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate

  27. Ethoxylated Lanolin

  28. Ethylhexyl Palmitate

  29. Glyceryl Stearate SE

  30. Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate

  31. Hexadecyl Alcohol

  32. Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

  33. Isocetyl Alcohol

  34. Isocetyl Stearate

  35. Isodecyl Oleate

  36. Isopropyl Isostearate

  37. Isopropyl Linolate

  38. Isopropyl Myristate

  39. Isopropyl Palmitate

  40. Isostearyl Isostearate

  41. Isostearyl Neopentanoate

  42. Kelp

  43. Laminaria Digitata Extract

  44. Laminaria Saccharina Extract (Laminaria Saccharine)

  45. Laureth-23

  46. Laureth-4

  47. Lauric Acid

  48. Mink Oil

  49. Myristic Acid

  50. Myristyl Lactate

  51. Myristyl Myristate

  52. Octyl Palmitate

  53. Octyl Stearate

  54. Oleth-3

  55. Oleyl Alcohol

  56. PEG 16 Lanolin

  57. PEG 200 Dilaurate

  58. PEG 8 Stearate

  59. PG Monostearate

  60. PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate

  61. Plankton

  62. Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate

  63. Potassium Chloride

  64. Propylene Glycol Monostearate

  65. Red Algae

  66. Seaweed

  67. Shark Liver Oil (Squalene)

  68. Shea Butter

  69. Sodium Laureth Sulfate

  70. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

  71. Solulan 16

  72. Sorbitan Oleate

  73. Soybean Oil

  74. Spirulina

  75. Steareth 10

  76. Stearic Acid Tea

  77. Stearyl Heptanoate

  78. Sulfated Castor Oil

  79. Sulfated Jojoba Oil

  80. Wheat Germ Glyceride

  81. Wheat Germ Oil

  82. Xylene

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