Comedogenic Ingredients

Comedogenic ingredients are found in some skin care products. These ingredients cause congestion in the follicles leading to comedones (blackheads), papules, pustules (breakouts/spots)
and milia (milk spots).

You can find more information about common irritatants here.

Below is a quick list of comedogenic ingredients to avoid:

• Acetylated Lanolin
• Parraffin Liquidum (Mineral Oil)
• Butyl Stearate
• Flax oil
• Isoparraffin C9-11
• Linseed oil
• Myristyl myristate
• Myreth-3 myristate
• Octyl Palmitate
• Octyl stearate
• Ethoxylated lanolins
• Isostearyl alcohol
• Laureth-4
• Lauric acid
• Mink oil
• D&C Red colours
• Peanut oil
• Palmitic acid
• Octydodecanol