List of Suspect Comedogenic Ingredients in Skincare
Will That Make Me Break Out?
Comedogenic Ingredients are found in all sorts of skin care and can be problematic for acne-prone skin.
Note that I said "problematic" not disastrous.
JUST BECAUSE AN INGREDIENT IS ON THIS LIST DOESN'T MEAN IT'S BAD!
It means it -may- cause a problem:
- if you are acne prone.
- if you are sensitive to that ingredient.
- if a product contains 2 or more of these ingredients.
- if you aren't using suitable acids to keep your skin clear
- If you use the product frequently.
To be clear, if you ARE sensitive, even short-term exposure to just one of these ingredients can trigger breakouts.
This list of common comedogenic ingredients is always evolving, so check back regularly.
Butters
Aloe Butter
Anise Butter
Avocado Butter
Babassu Butter
Broccoli Butter
Capsicum Butter
Carrot Butter
Chamomile Butter
Cinnamon Butter
Cocoa Butter
Coconut Butter
Coffee Butter
Cranberry Butter
Cypress Butter
Ginger Butter
Grapeseed Butter
Green Tea Butter
Hemp Seed Butter
Jasmine Butter
Jojoba Butter
Kokum Butter
Kukui Nut Butter
Lavender Butter
Lemon Butter
Lemongrass Butter
Lime Butter
Macadamia Nut Butter
Mandarin Butter
Mango Butter
Marigold Butter
Meadowfoam Butter
Neem Butter
Neroli Butter
Olive Butter
Orange Peel Butter
Palm Oil Butter
Rose Butter
Rosehip Butter
Rosemary Butter
Sal Butter
Shea Butter
Sunflower Butter
Sweet Almond Butter
Tamanu Butter
Vitamin E Butter
Waxes
Beeswax
Butyl Stearate
Ceteareth-6 Olivate
Ceteareth 20
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetyl Acetate
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Isocetyl alcohol
Isopropyl Myristate
Jojoba wax
Laureth 4
Laureth -7
Laureth -23
Lauryl Olivate
Myristyl alcohol
Oleth-3
Oleth-5
Oleth-10
Oleth-20
Oleyl alcohol
PEG-7 Esters
PEG-8 Stearate
PEG 100 Distearate
PEG-200 Dilaurate
PEG-150 Distearate
PG Monostearate
Polyglyceryl-Diisostearate
Sorbitan Oleate
Sorbitan Olivate
Steareth-2
Steareth-10
Steareth-20
Stearyl Alcohol
Tribehenin
Oils
Apricot Kernal Oil
Argan Oil
Avocado Oil
Baobab Oil
Coconut Oil
Cotton Seed Oil
Grapeseed oil
Hazelnut Seed Oil
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Kukui Nut Oil
Macadamia Nut Oil
Marula Oil
Mink Oil
Neem Oil
Olive Oil
Palm Kernel Oil
Palm Oil
Peach Kernel Oil
Peanut Oil
Rice Bran Oil
Sesame Oil
Shark Liver Oil
Soybean Oil
Sweet Almond Oil
Tamanu Oil
Colorants
D & C Red #2
D & C Red #3
D & C Red #4
D & C Red #6
D & C Red #7
D & C Red #9
D & C Red #17
D & C Red #19
D & C Red #21
Other Ingredients/ Miscellaneous
Acetylated Lanolyn Alcohol
Algae Extract
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Brown Algae
C13-14 Isoparaffin
Capric Acid
Carrageenan
Chlorella
Decyl Oleate
Dioctyl Malate Di (2 Ethylhexyl) Succinate
Dioctyl Succinate
Eicosanoic Acid
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ethylhexyl Pelargonate
Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Green Algae
Hexylene Glycol
Hexyl Laurate
Irish Moss
Isocetyl Alcohol
Isodecyl Oleate
Isopropyl Isostearate
Isopropyl Linoleate
Isopropyl Myristate
Isopropyl Palmitate
Isostearyl Isostearate
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Kelp
Laminaria
Laneth-10
Lanolin
Lanolin Oil
Lauric Acid
Myristic Acid
Myristyl Alcohol
Myristyl Lactate
Myristyl Myristate
Oleth-3 Phosphate
PEG-16
Pentaerythrital Tetraisostearate
PG Caprylate / Caprate
PG Dipelargonate
Polyglyceryl 3 Diisostearate
Polyglyceryl 4 Isostearate
PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
PPG 5 Ceteth 10 Phosphate
PPG 10 Cetyl Ether
PPG 12 Peg 65
Phytantriol
Red Algae
Sea Grass
Sodium Carbomer
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sorbitan Isostearate
Sorbitan Laurate
Sorbitan Oleate
Spirulina
Squalene (Squalane is ok)
Stearic Acid
Stearic Acid TEA
Stearyl Heptanoate
Sulfated Jojoba Oil
Tocopherol (Tocopherol acetate is ok)
Triethanolamine
Vitamin A Palmitate
Water-soluble Sulfur
Xylene