Finally - an ingredient checker you can actually trust!
Over 80% of cosmetics contain pore-clogging ingredients. Yet most online checkers give you incomplete or misleading results.
The solution is here!
This is the only comedogenic checker that identifies both scientifically-proven pore-cloggers and untested oils and butters that could be causing your breakouts.
100% backed by scientific research (with all sources referenced below).
Ready to find out if your products are truly acne-safe? Enter your ingredients below to get started!
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 oil, safflower oil, squalane, castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, chaumoogra oil, babassu oil, jojoba oil, and all essential oils.