Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Will It Clog My Pores?

This chart has been posted in a number of places. It's not to be used for any commercial purposes and is for reference only. It tells what common ingredients in grooming products might clog your pores. It's not all inclusive and your skin type/sensitivity might change your results.


Low Clogging Probability Medium Clogging Probability High Clogging Probability
Almond Oil (Sweet Almond) Corn Oil Cocoa Butter
Anhydrous Lanolin Cottonseed Oil Coconut Oil
Apricot Kernal Oil Crisco Sodium Chloride (salt)
Avocado Oil Glyceryl Stearate SE Wheat Germ Oil
Beeswax Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Bentonite Clay Mink Oil
Candelilla Wax Soybean Oil
Castor Oil Sulfonated Castor Oil
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emulsifying Wax NF
Emu Oil




Evening Primrose Oil

Glycerin

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

Jojoba

Kaolin Clay

Olive Oil

Peanut Oil

Polysorbate 20 and 80

Safflower Oil

Sesame Oil

Stearic Acid

Sunflower Oil

Tocopherol

Aloe Vera (cold pressed)

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