Know in seconds if your skincare will clog your pores.
Other comedogenic checkers leave you with incomplete results and ratings you have to decode. This one doesn’t.
Paste your ingredient list. Get your answer. Every problem ingredient for acne-prone skin is flagged instantly, in plain language, with no scales to interpret and no guesswork.
It also catches what other checkers miss: untested oils and butters that carry unknown risk. Proven pore-cloggers are backed by published research (sources listed below), and untested ingredients are clearly marked so you can decide with the full picture.
Ready to find out if your products are truly acne-safe? Paste your ingredients below to check your product!
Comedogenic Ingredient Checker
Paste your ingredient list below (one ingredient per line or comma-separated):
Results:
How to use: Enter your ingredient list in the text area above. You can separate ingredients with commas or put each on a new line. The tool will highlight ingredients that are comedogenic (may clog pores) in red and untested ingredients in orange.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fulton, James E., Comedogenicity and irritancy of commonly used ingredients in skincare products. Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1989
The short answer is, we don't know! In the 1989 scientific study, the vast majority of oils and butters tested as comedogenic (pore-clogging). Since 1989, there have been over a hundred new oils and butters in the cosmetic market that have not been tested for acne-safety.
If you experience product acne, my professional opinion would be yes. Better to be safe than sorry!
From the research, the known 100% acne-safe oils are sunflower seed oil, safflower seed oil, castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, chaumoogra oil, babassu oil, jojoba oil, and all essential oils.