Pore-Clogging or Not?

Many people are very cautious about whether the cosmetic products that they use would clog their pores or not. Although, there are certain aspects you should consider when it comes to pore-clogging aka comedogenic ingredients:

• comedogenic ingredients are "likely" to cause and aggravate acne but it doesn't definitely cause that so you shouldn't rule out those ingredients completely
• it would take the ingredients practically an entire day to clog up your pores so practice good make-up removal routine to avoid this problem. Thus, you should definitely not sleep in with your make-up on
• comedogenic ingredients when of high quality would not be too likely to clog your pores. It is recommended to use approved skin care products as there would be better quality control in the ingredients

Here's a list of the level of comedogenicity for ingredients that you may find in your cosmetics:

Highly Comedogenic

Linsee Oil
Olive Oil
Cocoa Butter
Oleic Acid
Coal Tar (main component of red pigments D&C)
Isopropyl Isostearate
Squalene Peroxide
Isopropyl Palmitate
Isopropyl Linoleate
Oleyl Alcohol
Octyl Palmitate
Isostearic Acid
Myreth 3 Myristate
Butyl Stearate
Lanolic Acid

Moderately Comedogenic

Decyl Oleate
Sorbitan Oleate
Myristyl Lactate
Coconut Oil
Grape Seed Oil
Sesame Oil
Hexylene Glycol
Tocopherol
Isostearyl Neopentanoate
Most D & C Red Pigments
Octyldodecanol
Peanut Oil
Lauric Acid
Mink Oil

Mildly Comedogenic

Corn Oil
Saflower Oil
Lauryl Alcohol
Lanolin Alcohol
Glyceryl Stearate
Lanolin
Sunflower Oil
Avocado Oil
Mineral Oil
Squalene hydroxide/Squalene

(Mildly comedogenic ingredients are usually not a problem when used in diluted amounts. Check to see it's ranking on the ingredient label. The first ingredient would be the main ingredient descending to the last ingredient.)

Noncomedogenic

Glycerin
Sorbitol
Sodium PCA
Zinc Stearate
Octyldodecyl Stearate
SD Alcohol
Propylene Glycol
Allantoin
Panthenol
Iron Oxides
Dimethicone
Cyclomethicone
Polysorbates
Cetyl Palmitate
Propylene Glycol Dicaprate / Dicaprylate
Jojoba Oil
Isopropyl Alcohol
Sodium Hyaluronate
Octylmethoxycinnimate
Oxybenzone
Petrolatum
Butylene Glycol
Tridecyl Stearate
Tridecyl Trimellitate
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Phenyl Trimethicone