Ingredient Checker – Strong Esthetics

Pore clogging ingredients lurk in many skincare products, and unfortunately the terms "Acne Safe", "Non-Comedogenic" and "Won't Clog Pores" are not regulated by the FDA. If you're acne prone, it's best to avoid skincare, haircare, and makeup products containing specific ingredients which have been proven to promote clogged pores. Use this handy ingredient checker to verify if the products you're using or thinking of buying are truly Acne Safe! Be sure to cross check any ingredients BOLDED IN RED against the master list below. Sometimes derivatives of certain ingredients can get erroneously flagged!

a full list of pore clogging ingredients:

This is a master list of all potentially pore clogging skincare, haircare, and makeup ingredients that may cause problems if you're battling acne.

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

Ceteareth-20

Cetearyl Alcohol

Cetyl Acetate

Chlorella

Coal Tar

Cocoa Butter

Theobroma Cacao Butter

Coconut Alkanes

Coconut Butter

Coconut Oil

Cocos nucifera

Cocos nucifera oil

Colloidal Sulfur

Cotton Seed Oil

Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil

Corn oil

Zea Mays (Corn) 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

Glycine Soja

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

Shea

Shark Liver Oil

Squalene

Shea Butter

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Solulan 16

Sorbitan Oleate

Soybean Oil

Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil

Glycine Soja

Soybean Oil

Spirulina

Steareth 10

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 (Wheat) Germ Oil

Xylene

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