Free Pore-Clogging Ingredients Checker

Pore-Clogging Ingredients Checker

Wondering if your skincare or makeup is causing breakouts? Our Pore-Clogging Ingredients Checker makes it easy to find out! Simply copy and paste a product’s full ingredient list into the checker, and we’ll instantly flag any potential pore-clogging culprits. No more guessing—get clear, confident results in seconds!

Ready to check your products? Paste the ingredients below and click “Analyze” to reveal hidden comedogenic ingredients.

*We’ve tested our tool for identifying pore-clogging ingredients and found it to be very accurate. However, due to variations in terminology or formats used by different manufacturers, we can’t guarantee 100% accuracy. We recommend cross-referencing your products with the full ingredient list provided below for the most reliable results.

What Are Comedogenic Ingredients?

Comedogenic is derived from the word “comedo,” which is just another name for a skin pore or hair follicle that’s clogged with oil and dead skin cells.

In simple terms, if something is labeled as comedogenic, it has the potential to block your pores. This can include anything from makeup to skincare to sunscreen. If a brand or product is called non-comedogenic, it is not blocking your pores.

Now, why would you care about blocked pores? When pores get blocked by these pesky ingredients, they create an environment where bacteria thrive, leading to acne outbreaks and inflammation.

Pore-Clogging Ingredients List

There’s a comedogenic scale that measures how likely an ingredient is to clog pores. Here’s a handy breakdown:

0: Won’t clog pores at all
1: Low likelihood
2: Moderately low
3: Moderate
4: Fairly high
5: High likelihood

Ingredient	Rating
A & D Additive	2
A13-00356	5
Acai Berry Oil	4-5
Acetol	3-5
Acetulan	4-5
Acetylated Lanolin	4
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol	4 – 2 irritant
Active Soil	4
Adamosis Stearate	2 – 2 irritant
Ahnfeltia Concinna	3
Akyposal SDS	5
Alaria Esculenta	3
Algae	3
Algae Extract	5 – 4 irritant
Algin (Algae)	4
Almond Oil/Sweet Almond Oil	2
Aloe Butter	5
Amaranth Oil	3
Amberlate P	3
Amerchol	2
Andiroba Seed Oil	2
Anhydrous lanolin	5
Apricot Kernel Oil (Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil)	4-5
Apricot Oil	2
Apricot Seed Oil	2
Aquarex ME	5
Aquarex Methyl	5
Arachidonic Acid in Sunflower Oil	2
Argan Oil	3-5
Argania Spinosa	3
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil	3
Argania Spinosa Oil	3
Ascophyllum Nodosum	3
Ascorbyl Palmitate	2-5
Avocado Butter	5
Avocado Oil (Persea Gratissima Oil)	3-5
Babassu Butter	5
Babassu Oil (Orbignya Oleifera Kernel Oil)	2
Baobab Oil	4-5
Beeswax (Cera Alba)	2
Behenic Acid	2
Black Cumin Seed Oil (Nigella Sativa Seed Oil)	4
Black Kelp	3
Black Raspberry Seed Oil(Rubus Occidentalis Seed Oil)	2
Bladderwrack	3
Blue Algae	3
Blue Green Algae	3
Borage Oil	3
Brazil Nut Oil (Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil)	3
Broccoli Butter	5
Brown Algae	3
Buriti Oil	2
Butyl Stearate	3-4
Butyrospermum Parkii	3-5
C73-74 Isoparaffin	5
Camellia oil	4-5
Camphor oil	2 – 2 irritant
Canola Oil	3
Capric Acid	2 – 2 irritant
Capric Acid in Sunflower Oil	3
Caprylic Acid	1 – 3 irritant
Capsicum Butter	5
Carrageenan Moss	5
Carrot Butter	5
Carrot Seed Oil (Daucus Carota Seed Oil)	4
Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)	2
Ceteareth 6 Olivate	5
Ceteareth 20**(Please see note at top of page)	4 – 1 irritant
Cetearyl Alcohol**(Please see note at top of page)	2 – 1 irritant
Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20	4 – 1 irritant
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetyl Acetate	4 – 2 irritant
Chamomile Butter	5
Cherry Kernel Oil (Prunus Avium Seed Oil)	2
Cheru Seed Oil	5
Chia Seed Oil (Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil)	3
Chlorella	3
Chlorella Botanicals	3
Chlorella Vulgaris Extract	0
Chondrus Crispus	3
Chondrus Crispus Extract	3
Chullu (Wild Apricot) Seed Oil	5
Cinnamon Butter	5
Coal Tar	5
Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)	4
Coconut Butter	4
Coconut Oil	5
Coconut Oil, Fractionated	2-3
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil	5
Coffee Butter	5
Colloidal Sulfur	3
Corallina Officinalis	3/5
Corallina Officinalis Extract	3
Corn Oil	3
Cotton Awws	3
Cotton Seed Oil (Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil)	3 – 2 irritant
Cranberry Butter	5
Cranberry Oil (Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil)	3
Crisco	3
Cypress Butter	5
D&C red no. 1	3
D&C red no. 2	3
D&C red no. 3	3
D&C red no. 4	2 – 1 irritant
D&C red no. 17	3
D&C red no. 19	2
D&C red no. 21	2
D&C red no. 27	2
D&C red no. 30	3
D&C red no. 35 in pentaerythrital tetra capra/caprylate	2
D&C red no. 36	3
D&C red no. 36 in mineral oil	3
D&C red no. 40	2 – 2 irritant
Date Seed Oil (Phoenix Dactylifera Seed Extract)	3
Decyl Oleate	3
Dhupa Seed Oil	5
Di (2 ethylhexyl) Succinate	2
Dilsea Carnosa	3
Dioctyl Malate	3 – 1 irritant
Dioctyl Succinate	3 – 2 irritant
Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2-Sulfosuccinate	4
Dulse	3

Ingredient	Rating
Ecklonia (all 9 species of it)	3
Eicosanoic Acid	2
Elderberry Seed Oil (Sambucus Nigra Oil)	2
Emu Oil	3
Emulsifying Wax NF	2 (2 irritant)
Enteromorpha Compressa	3
Ethoxylated Lanolin	3
Ethylhexyl Palmitate	4
Ethylhexyl Pelargonate	2 (3 irritant)
Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera Biennis Oil)	3 (2 irritant)
Flaxseed Oil (Linseed)	4
Fucus vesiculosus	3
Gelidium Cartilagineum	3
Ginger Butter	5
Glyceryl Oleate	5
Glyceryl Stearate SE	3 (2 irritant)
Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate	4
Glycine Soja Oil (soybean oil)	3
Grapeseed Butter	5
Grapeseed Oil (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)	2-4
Green Algae	3
Green Tea Butter	5
Groundnut Oil (Arachis Hypogaea Oil)	5
Guava Seed Oil (Psidium Guajava Seed Oil)	2
Haslea Ostrearia	3
Hazelnut Seed Oil (Corylus Avellana Seed Oil)	4-5
Hemp Seed Butter	5
Hexadecyl Alcohol	5
Hexyl Laurate	5
Himanthalia Elongate	3
Hydrogenated Castor Oil	2
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil	3
Hydrolyzed Lola Implexa	3
Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea	3
Hypnea Musciformis	3
Irish Moss	3
Isocetyl Alcohol	4 (4 irritant)
Isocetyl Stearate	5
Isodecyl Oleate	3 (2 irritant)
Isopropyl Isostearate	5
Isopropyl Linolate	4 (2 irritant)
Isopropyl Myristate	5 (3 irritant)
Isopropyl Palmitate	4 (1 irritant)
Isostearic Acid	5
Isostearyl Isostearate	4 (3 irritant)
lsostearyl Neopentanoate	3 (3 irritant)
Jasmine Butter	5
Jojoba Butter	5
Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)	2
Jojoba Wax	2
Kapok Oil	5
Karanja Oil	2
Kasum Oil	5
Kelp	3
Knotted Kelp	3
Kokum Butter	5
Kukui Nut Butter	5
Kukui Nut Oil (Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil)	3
Laminaria	3
Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract	3
Laminaria Digitata Extract	3
Laminaria Longicruris	3
Laminaria Saccharina	3
Laneth-10	2
Lanolic Acid	5
Lanolin Acid	4
Lanolin Alcohol	2 (2 irritant)
Lanolin	3
Lanolin Oil	3
Lanolin Wax	3
Laureth-4	5 (4 irritant)
Laureth-7	5
Laureth-23	3
Lauric Acid	4 (1 irritant)
Laurie Acid in Sunflower Oil	4
Lauroyl Lysine	3-4
Lauryl Alcohol	2
Lauryl Olivate	5
Lavender Butter	5
Lemon Butter	5
Lemongrass Butter	5
Lime Butter	5
Linseed Oil	5
Lithothamnium Calcareum	3
Lola Implexa	3
Macadamia Nut Butter	5
Macadamia Nut Oil (Macadamia Ternifolia/Integrifolia Seed Oil)	4-5
Macrocystis Pyrifera (sea kelp)	3
Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract	3
Mahua Seed Oil	5
Mandarin Butter	5
Mangifera Indica Seed Butter (Mango Butter)	2
Mango Seed Oil (Mangifera Indica Seed Oil)	2
Marigold Butter	5
Marine Algae	3
Marula Oil (Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil)	3-4
Mastocarpus Stellatus	3
Meadowfoam Butter	5
Mink Oil	3 (1 irritant)
Monododecyl Ester Sodium Salt Sulfuric Acid	5
Moringa Oil	3-4
Mowrah Butter	3-4
Myreth 3 Myristate	5
Myristic Acid	3
Myristyl Alcohol	2 (4 irritant)
Myristyl Lactate	4 (2 irritant)
Myristyl Myristate	5 (2 irritant)
Nahor Seed Oil	5
Neem Butter	5
Neem Oil	5
Neroli Butter	5
Nori	3
Norwegian Kelp	3
Octyl Palmitate	4 (1 irritant)
Octyl Stearate	5
Oleic Acid	5
Oleth-3	5 (2 irritant)
Oleth-3 Phosphate	2 (2 irritant)
Oleth-5	3 (2 irritant)
Oleth-10	2 (1 irritant)
Oleyl Alcohol	4 (2 irritant)
Olive Butter	5
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil (Olive Oil)	4-5
Olive Oil Peg 7 Esters	5
Orange Peel Butter	5
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil	5

Ingredient	Rating
Padina Pavonica	3
Palash Oil	5
Palmaria Palmata	3
Palmitic Acid	3
Palm Kernel Oil (Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil)	4-5
Palm Oil Butter	5
Palm Oil (Elaeis Guineensis Oil)	4-5
Palm Oil, Red	4
Papaya Seed Oil (Carica Papaya Seed Oil)	3
Passionfruit (Maracuja) Seed Oil	2
Peach Kernel Oils (Prunus Persica Kernel Oil)	4
Peanut Oil (Arachis Hypogaea Oil)	3 (1 irritant)
Pecan Oil (Carya Illinoensis Seed Oil)	2
PEG 8 Castor Oil	2 (1 irritant)
PEG 8 Stearate	3 (1 irritant)
PEG 16 Lanolin (solulan 16)	4 (3 irritant)
PEG 100 Distearate	2
PEG 150 Distearate	2
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Stearate	5
PEG 200 Dilaurate	3 (2 irritant)
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate	2
Perilla Oil	2
PG Caprylate/Caprate	5
PG Dipelargonate	2 (2 irritant)
PG Laurate	(3 irritant)
PG Monostearate / Propylene glycol monostearate	3
Phosphate	5
Phytantriol	2 (2 irritant)
Phytessence Wakame	3
Pilu Oil	5
Pistacia Gum	(irritant)
Pistacia Vera (Pistachio) Seed Oil	3-4
Pisu Oil	5
Plankton	3
Prunus Domestica (Plum) Seed Oil	2
Polyglyceryl Diisostearate	5
Polyglyceryl 3-Diisostearate	4
Polyglyceryl 4-Isostearate	5
Porphyra	3
Porphyridium Cruentum	3
Potassium Chloride	5
PPG 10 Cetyl Ether	3 (1 irritant)
PPG 12 PEG 65 Lanolin Oil	2
PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate	3 (2 irritant)
PPG 5 Ceteth 10 Phosphate	4 (2 irritant)
PPG-2 Myristyl Propionate	5
Pentaclethara Macroloba (Pracaxi) Oil	5
Prickly Pear Seed Oil ( Opuntia Ficus-Indica Seed Oil)	1-2
Propylene Glycol Monostearate	4
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil	3-5
Pumpkin Seed Oil (Cucurbita Pepo Seed Oil)	3
Ratanjot Oil	5
Red Algae	5 (2 irritant)
Rice Bran Oil (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)	5
Rockweed	3
Rose Butter	5
Rosehip Butter	5
Rosehip Seed Oil (Rosa Canina Seed Oil)	2 (1 irritant)
Rosemary Butter	5
Safflower Oil (cold pressed only)	0
Safflower Oil (cooking variety)	4
Sal Seed Butter	3-4
Sal Seed Oil	5
Sandalwood Seed Oil (Santalum Album Oil)	2
Sargassum	3
Sea Grass	5
Sea Whip Extract	3
Seaweed	3
Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil	3-5
Shark Liver Oil (squalene, not squalane)	3 (2 irritant)
Shea Butter	3-5
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters	–
Shea Nut Oil	4-5
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil	2
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate	5
Sodium Laureth Sulfate	3 (2 irritant)
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate	5 (2 irritant)
Sodium Myreth Sulfate	3
Sodium Salt Sulfuric Acid	5
Solulan 16	5
Sorbitan Isostearate	2
Sorbitan Oleate	3
Sorbitan Olivate	5
Soybean Oil (Glycine Soja Oil)	4-5
Spirulina	3
Squalene	3
Steareth-2	2 (2 irritant)
Steareth-10	4 (3 irritant)
Steareth-20	2 (1 irritant)
Stearic Acid	2-3
Stearic Acid: TEA	3 (2 irritant)
Stearyl Alcohol	2 (2 irritant)
Stearyl Heptanoate	4
Sucrose Distearate	(2 irritant)
Sulfated Castor Oil	3
Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, sodium salt	5
Sulfated Jojoba Oil	3 (2 irritant)
Sunflower Butter	5
Sunflower Oil (GMO)	1-5
Sweet Almond Butter	5
Sweet Almond Oil	3-5
Stearyl Heptanoate	4
Tallow	2
Tamanu Butter	5
Tamanu Oil (Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil)	3-5
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter	4
Tocopherol (sunflower non-com)	0-3 (0-3 irritant)
Tomato Seed Oil (Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil)	2
Tribehenin	5
Tridecyl Neopentanoate	(3 irritant)
Triticum Vulgare	5 (2 irritant)
Ulva Lactuca	3
Undaria	2
Vitamin A Palmitate	3 (1-3 irritant)
Vitamin E Butter	5
Walnut Seed Oil (Juglans Regia Seed Oil)	2
Wakame	3
Water-Soluble Sulfur	3
Wheat Germ (Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil)	5
Wheat Germ Glyceride	3 (2 irritant)
Wheat germ oil	5 (2 irritant)
Xylene	4 (3 irritant)
Zea Mays (Corn Starch)	4 (2-5 irritant)

Mind you, this gives an indication. An ingredient might be likely to clog pores while you can slather it on without a problem or the other way around. Everyone’s skin is different!

*Irritants and their ratings are also mentioned on this list. Irritants are substances that can cause skin irritation, leading to redness, inflammation, and discomfort. These ingredients can trigger a reaction called irritant contact dermatitis, which accounts for 80% of contact dermatitis cases. They may not necessarily clog your pores, but they can contribute.

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