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Pore Clogging Ingredients
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Do not ever put anything on your skin without checking the ingredients first, even if it says “won’t clog pores” or “noncomedogenic” on the bottle.
These are all the ingredients that can aggravate acne. The higher the number assigned to it, the more propensity it has to clog your pores.
| Ingredient | # | What the ingredient is |
| Acetylated Lanolin | 4 | Lanolins & Derivatives |
| Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol | 4 | Lanolins & Derivatives |
| Algae Extract | 5 | Botanicals |
| Algin | 4 | Minerals |
| Butyl Stearate | 3 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Carrageenan | 5 | Botanicals |
| Cetyl Acetate | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20 | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Cocoa Butter | 4 | Natural Oils |
| Coconut Butter | 4 | Natural Oils |
| Coconut Oil | 4 | Natural Oils |
| Colloidal Sulfur | 3 | Minerals |
| Cotton Awws | 3 | Natural Oils |
| Cotton Seed Oil | 3 | Natural Oils |
| D & C Red # 17 | 3 | Pigments |
| D & C Red # 21 | 3 | Pigments |
| D & C Red # 3 | 3 | Pigments |
| D & C Red # 30 | 3 | Pigments |
| D & C Red # 36 | 3 | Pigments |
| Decyl Oleate | 3 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Dioctyl Succinate | 3 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2-Sulfosuccinate | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Ethoxylated Lanolin | 3 | Lanolins & Derivatives |
| Ethylhexyl Palmitate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Glyceryl Stearate SE | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Hexadecyl Alcohol | 5 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil | 3 | Natural Oils |
| Isocetyl Alcohol | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Isocetyl Stearate | 5 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Isodecyl Oleate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isopropyl Isosterate | 5 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isopropyl Linolate | 5 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isopropyl Myristate | 5 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isopropyl Palmitate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isostearyl Isostearate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Isostearyl Neopentanoate | 3 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Laureth-23 | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Laureth-4 | 5 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Lauric Acid | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Mink Oil | 3 | Natural Oils |
| Myristic Acid | 3 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Myristyl Lactate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Myristyl Myristate | 5 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Octyl Palmitate | 4 | Miscellaneous |
| Octyl Stearate | 5 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Oleth-3 | 5 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Oleyl Alcohol | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| PEG 16 Lanolin | 4 | Lanolins & Derivatives |
| PEG 200 Dilaurate | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| PEG 8 Stearate | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| PG Monostearate | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Potassium Chloride | 5 | Minerals |
| Propylene Glycol Monostearate | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Red Algae | 5 | Botanicals |
| Shark Liver Oil | 3 | Oils |
| Sodium Choride | 5 | Minerals |
| Sodium Laureth Sulfate | 3 | Detergents |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulfate | 5 | Detergents |
| Solulan 16 | 4 | Lanolins & Derivatives |
| Sorbitan Oleate | 3 | Thickeners & Emulsifiers |
| Soybean Oil | 3 | Natural Oils |
| Steareth 10 | 4 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Stearic Acid Tea | 3 | Miscellaneous |
| Stearyl Heptanoate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Sulfated Castor Oil | 3 | Natural Oils |
| Sulfated Jojoba Oil | 3 | Waxes |
| Syearyl Heptanoate | 4 | Fatty Acids & Derivatives |
| Wheat Germ Glyceride | 3 | Alcohols, Esters, Ethers & Sugars |
| Wheat Germ Oil | 5 | Natural Oils |
| Xylene | 4 | Miscellaneous |