INGREDIENT CHECKER

Keep your beauty radar sharp when it comes to skincare, makeup, and hair care. Here's your cheat sheet of no-no’s that should be avoided. Before slathering anything on your precious skin or locks, check ingredient lists. Don't fall for flashy labels claiming to be 'Non-Comedogenic' or say 'Won’t Clog Pores”; thorough examination is essential.

Simply visit the websites for all of your products, copy those ingredient lists, and drop them into the checker below.

ANYTHING IN RED INDICATES IT'S NOT AN ACNE SAFE INGREDIENT.

Please use a comma in between ingredients before searching.

 

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  • Natural oils, including cocoa butter and coconut oil, can be among the main culprits and are commonly present in various "organic" skincare lines.
  • Additionally, oils like jojoba, olive, and lanolin have a low comedogenic rating but can be a problem if formulated with other comedogenic ingredients.
  • Certain prescriptions like Retin-A cream and numerous over-the-counter acne treatments may also include pore-blocking substances.
  • It's worth noting that even "oil-free" products can contain pore-clogging ingredients.

+ The following list is meant as a guideline

• Acetylated Lanolin • Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol

• Algae Extract • Algin • Butyl Stearate

• Carrageenan • Cetyl Acetate

• Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20

• Chondrus Crispus

(aka Irish Moss or Carageenan Moss)

• Chlorella • Coal Tar • Cocoa Butter

• Coconut Alkanes • Coconut Butter • Coconut Oil

• Colloidal Sulfur • Cotton Seed 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

PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate • Ethoxylated Lanolin

• Ethylhexyl Palmitate • Glyceryl Stearate SE

• Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate • Hexadecyl Alcohol

• Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil • Isocetyl Alcohol

• Isocetyl Stearate • Isodecyl Oleate

• Isopropyl Isostearate • Isopropyl Linolate

• Isopropyl Myristate • Isopropyl Palmitate

• Isostearyl Isostearate • Isostearyl Neopentanoate

• 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 • 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 • Shark Liver Oil (Squalene)

• Shea Butter • Sodium Laureth Sulfate

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate • Solulan 16

• Sorbitan Oleate • Soybean Oil (Glycine Soja)

• Spirulina • Steareth 10 • Stearic Acid Tea

• Stearyl Heptanoate • Sulfated Castor Oil

• Sulfated Jojoba Oil • Wheat Germ Glyceride

• Wheat Germ Oil • Xylene