2022 Pore Clogging Ingredient List

by The Emme Diane Team on January 28, 2022

When it comes to acne, pore clogging ingredients are often a big catalyst for chronic acne breakouts. Unfortunately, many popular makeup brands, haircare brands, and body care brands contain pore clogging ingredients that wreak havoc on acne prone skin.

To ensure your skin clears (and stays clear), make sure to avoid skincare/body care/hair care products containing any of the following pore clogging ingredients.

A

A & D Additive
A13-00356
Acai Berry Oil
Acetol
Acetulan
Acetylated Lanolin
Acetylated Lanolin
Alcohol
Active Soil
Ahnfeltia Concinna
Akyposal SDS
Alaria Esculenta
Algae
Algae Extract
Algin (Algae)
Almond Oil/Sweet
Almond Oil
Aloe Butter
Amaranth Oil
Amberlate P
Amerchol
Andiroba Seed Oil
Anhydrous lanolin
Anise Butter
Apricot Kernel Oil
Apricot Oil
Apricot Seed Oil
Aquarex ME
Aquarex Methyl
Archidic Acid
Argan Oil
Argania Spinosa
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Argania Spinosa Oil
Ascophyllum Nodosum
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Avocado Butter
Avocado Oil

B

Babassu Butter
Baobab Oil
Beeswax
Behenic Acid
Black Cumin Seed oil
Black Kelp
Bladderwrack
Blue Algae
Blue Green Algae
Borage Oil
Brazil Nut Oil
Broccoli Butter
Brown Algae
Buriti Oil
Butyl Stearate

C

C13-14 Isoparaffin
Camellia oil
Canola Oil
Capric Acid (irritant)
Capric Acid in Sunflower Oil
Caprylic Acid (irritant)
Capsicum Butter
Carrageenan Moss
Carrot Butter
Carrot Seed Oil
Castor Oil
Ceteareth 6 Olivate
Ceteareth 20 (irritant)
Cetearyl Alcohol(irritant)
Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20 (irritant)
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetyl Acetate (irritant)
Cetyl Alcohol (irritant)
Cetyl Ester NF (irritant)
Chamomile Butter
Cherry Kernel Oil
Cheru Seed Oil
Cherry Seed Oil
Chia Seed Oil
Chlorella
Chlorella Botanicals
Chondrus Crispus
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Chullu (Wild Apricot) Seed Oil
Cinnamon Butter
Coal Tar
Cocoa Butter
Coconut Butter
Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil, Fractionated
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Coffee Butter
Corallina Officinalis
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Corn Oil
Cotton Awws Oil
Cotton Seed Oil (irritant)
Cranberry Butter
Cranberry Oil
Cypress Butter

D

D&C red no. 1
D&C red no. 2
D&C red no. 3
D&C red no. 4(irritant)
D & C Red No 6
D & C Red No 7
D & C Red No 9
D&C red no. 17
D&C red no. 19
D&C red no. 21
D&C red no. 27
D&C Red No. 30
D&C red no. 33 (irritant)
D&C red no. 35 in Pentaerythrityl Tetra Capra/Caprylate
D&C red no. 36
D&C red no. 40 (irritant) Date Seed Oil
Decyl Oleate
Dhupa Seed Oil
Di (2 ethylhexyl) Succinate Dilsea Carnosa
Dioctyl Malate (irritant)
Dioctyl Succinate (irritant)
Disodium Mono Oleamido
Dulse

E

Ecklonia (all 9 species of it)
Eicosanoic Acid
Elderberry Seed Oil
Emu Oil
Emulsifying Wax NF (irritant)
Enteromorpha Compressa
Ethoxylated Lanolin
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ethylhexyl Pelargonate (irritant)
Evening Primrose Oil (irritant)

F

Flax Seed Oil (Linseed)
Fucus vesiculosus

G

Gelidium Cartilagineum
Ginger Butter
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate
Glycine Soja Oil (soybean oil)
Grapeseed Butter
Grapeseed Oil
Green Algae
Green Tea Butter
Groundnut Oil
Guava Seed Oil

H

Haslea Ostrearia
Hazelnut Seed Oil
Hemp Seed Butter
Hexylene Glycol (irritant)
Hexyl Laurate
Himanthalia Elongata
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene (irritant)
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Hydrolyzed Lola Implexa
Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea
Hypnea Musciformis

I

Irish Moss
Isocetyl Alcohol (irritant)
Isodecyl Oleate (irritant)
Isopropyl Isostearate
Isopropyl Linolate (irritant)
Isopropyl Myristate (irritant)
Isopropyl Palmitate (irritant)
Isostearic Acid
Isostearyl Isostearate (irritant)
Isostearyl Neopentanoate (irritant)

J

Jasmine Butter
Jojoba Butter
Jojoba Wax

K

Kapok Oil
Karanja Oil
Kasum Oil
Kelp
Knotted Kelp
Kokum Butter
Kokum Oil
Kukui Nut Butter
Kukui Nut Oil

L

Laminaria
Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Laminaria Longicruris
Laminaria Saccharina
Laneth-10
Lanolic Acid
Lanolin
Lanolin Alcohol
Lanolin Oil
Laureth-4 (irritant)
Laureth-23
Lauric Acid (irritant)
Lauroyl Lysine
Lauryl Alcohol
Lauryl Olivate
Lavender Butter
Lemon Butter
Lemongrass Butter
Lime Butter
Linseed Oil
Lithothamnium Calcareum
Lola Implexa

M

Macadamia Nut Butter
Macadamia Nut Oil
Macrocystis Pyrifera
Macrocystis Pyrifera (sea kelp) Extract
Mahua Seed Oil
Mandarin Butter
Mango Butter
Mango Seed Oil
Marigold Butter
Marine Algae
Marula Oil
Mastocarpus stellatus
Meadowfoam Butter
Mink Oil (irritant)
Monododecyl ester sodium salt sulfuric acid
Moringa Oil
Mowrah Butter
Myreth 3 Myristate
Myristic Acid
Myristyl Alcohol (irritant)
Myristyl Lactate (irritant)
Myristyl Myristate (irritant)

N

Nahor Seed Oil
Neem Butter
Neem Oil
Neroli Butter Nori
Norwegian Kelp

O

Octyldodecanol
Oleic Acid
Oleth-3 (irritant)
Oleth-3 Phosphate (irritant)
Oleth-5 (irritant)
Oleth-10 (irritant)
Oleth- 20
Oleyl Alcohol (irritant)
Olive Butter
Olive Oil
Olive Oil Peg 7 Esters
Orange Peel Butter

P

Padina Pavonica
Palash Oil
Palmaria Palmata
Palmitic Acid
Palm Kernel Oil
Palm Oil Butter
Palm Oil
Palm Oil, Red
Papaya Seed Oil
Passionfruit (Maracuja) Seed Oil
Peach Kernel Oil
Peanut Oil
Pecan Oil
Peg-7 Esters
PEG 8 Castor Oil(irritant)
PEG 8 Stearate (irritant)
PEG 10 Soya Sterol (irritant)
PEG 16 Lanolin (solulan 16)
PEG 100 Distearate
PEG 150 Distearate
PEG 200 Dilaurate(irritant)
PEG 78 Glyceryl Monococoate
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Perilla Oil
PG Caprylate/Caprate
PG Dipelargonate(irritant)
PG Laurate
PG Monostearate (irritant)
Phytantriol (irritant)
Phytessence Wakame
Pilu Oil
Pistachio Oil
Pisu Oil
Plankton
Plum Kernel Oil
Polyglyceryl Diisostearate
Polyglyceryl 3-Diisostearate
Polyglyceryl 4-Isostearate
Pomegranate Seed Oil
Porphyra
Porphyridium Cruentum
PPG 10 Cetyl Ether (irritant)
PPG 12 PEG 65
PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate (irritant)
PPG 5 Ceteth 10 Phosphate
PPG-2 Myristyl Propionate
Pracaxi Oil
Prickly Pear Seed Oil
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
Pumpkin Seed Oil

R

Ratanjot Oil
Red Algae
Rice Bran Oil
Rockweed
Rose Butter
Rosehip Butter
Rosehip Seed Oil
Rosemary Butter

S

Sal Seed Butter
Sal Seed Oil
Sandalwood Seed Oil
Sargassum
Sea Buckthorn Oil
Sea Grass
Sea Whip Extract
Seaweed
Sesame Seed Oil
Shark Liver Oil (squalene, not squalane)
Shea Butter
Shea Nut Oil
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
Sodium Carbomer
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (from coconut)
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Sodium Salt Sulfuric Acid
Solulan 16
Sorbitan Isostearate
Sorbitan Laurate (irritant)
Sorbitan Oleate
Sorbitan Olivate
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Sorbitan Stearate (irritant)
Soybean Oil
Spirulina
Steareth-2(irritant)
Steareth-10(irritant)
Steareth-20(irritant)
Stearic Acid
Stearic Acid: TEA (irritant)
Stearyl Alcohol (irritant)
Stearyl Heptanoate
Strawberry Seed Oil
Sucrose Distearate (irritant)
Sulfated Castor Oil
Sulfuric acid, monododecyl ester, sodium salt
Sulfated Jojoba Oil (irritant)
Sunflower Butter
Sunflower Oil (GMO is pore- clogging)
Sweet Almond Butter Sweet Almond oil

T

Tallow
Tamanu Butter
Tamanu Oil
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
Tocopherol (possible irritant)
Tomato Seed Oil
Tribehenin
Tridecyl Neopentanoate (irritant)
Triethanolamine

U

Ulva Lactuca
Undaria

V

Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin E Butter

W

Wheat Germ Glyceride
Wheat Germ Oil

X

Xylene

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2022 Pore Clogging Ingredient List

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