Acne Ingredients To Avoid
If you're struggling with acne, you're not alone and you don't have to guess your way through it. Find our comprehensive list of known acne ingredients to avoid in your everyday products. When in doubt, check the list or bring your products to your next appointment and Molly will review them with you.
Pore-Clogging Ingredient List A - D
- Acetylated Lanolin
- Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
- Algae Extract
- Algin
- Beeswax
- Cera Alba
- White Wax
- Bismuth
- Bismuth Oxychloride
- Butyl Stearate
- Carrageenan
- Chondrus Crispus
- Irish Moss
- Carageenan Moss
- Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 20
- Ceteareth-20
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Acetate
- Chlorella
- Coal Tar
- Cocoa Butter
- Theobroma Cacao Butter
- Coconut Alkanes
- Coconut Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Cocos nucifera
- Cocos nucifera oil
- Colloidal Sulfur
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil
- Corn oil
- Zea Mays (Corn) Oil
- D & C Red # 17
- D & C Red # 21
- D & C Red # 3
- D & C Red # 30
- D & C Red # 36
- Decyl Oleate
- Dioctyl Succinate
- Disodium Monooleamido
Pore-Clogging Ingredient List E - O
- Ethoxylated Lanolin
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Glyceryl Stearate SE
- Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- Hexadecyl Alcohol
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- Isocetyl Alcohol
- Isocetyl Stearate
- Isodecyl Oleate
- Isopropyl Isostearate
- Isopropyl Linolate
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Isopropyl Palmitate
- Isostearyl Isostearate
- Isostearyl Neopentanoate
- Jojoba wax
- Kelp
- Laminaria Digitata Extract
- Laminaria Saccharina Extract
- Laminaria Saccharine
- Laureth-23
- Laureth-4
- Lauric Acid
- Mink Oil
- Myristic Acid
- Myristyl Lactate
- Myristyl Myristate
- Octyl Palmitate
- Octyl Stearate
- Oleth-3
- Oleyl Alcohol
Pore-Clogging Ingredient List P - Z
- Parkii
- PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate
- PEG 16 Lanolin
- PEG 200 Dilaurate
- PEG 8 Stearate
- PG Monostearate
- PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate
- Plankton
- Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
- Potassium Chloride
- Propylene Glycol Monostearate
- Red Algae
- Seaweed
- Shea
- Shark Liver Oil
- Shea Butter
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Solulan 16
- Sorbitan Oleate
- Soybean Oil
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- Soyabean Oil
- Spirulina
- Steareth 10
- Steareth-10
- Stearic Acid Tea
- Tea-Stearic Acid
- Stearyl Heptanoate
- Sulfated Castor Oil
- Turkey Red Oil
- Sulfated Jojoba Oil
- Wheat Germ Glyceride
- Wheat Germ Oil
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
- Xylene
my favorite acne friendly swaps
Laundry detergent
The detergent residue left in your pillowcase and sheets touches your skin every night. Fragrances and softeners are common and overlooked acne triggers. Here's what Molly recommends swapping in.
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Toothpaste
Did you know fluoride and sodium lauryl sulfate in toothpaste are known triggers for breakouts around the mouth and chin? A simple swap can make a noticeable difference. Check out her favorite below.
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