more news on the sneaky, sneaky pore-cloggers front:
at sS, we warn clients to look out for fragrances in products because "fragrance" is an umbrella term that masks a host of ingredients, some which are pore-clogging.
these mystery "fragrance" ingredients can appear in all kinds of products that come in contact with your skin: from perfumes to makeup, from cleansers and moisturizers to clothing detergents and fabric softeners. and just think of all the sunscreens and serums with delicious aromas too!
you may be wondering how many ingredients are hidden under the term "fragrance"? well we just found a list of 3,059 ingredients! yowzer!
and much to our dismay, just as suspected, there are tons of insidious, comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients on
this list.
right off the bat we spotted
isopropyl myristate and
corn oil, and further perusal revealed
43 additional cloggy ingredients masquerading as fragrance. the full list of comedogenic ingredients (that we know of) that can simply be labeled as "fragrance" includes:
- Acetylated Lanolin
- Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
- Avocado Oil
- Black Kelp
- Butyl Stearate
- Cetyl Acetate
- Coconut Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Corn Oil
- Cotton Seed Oil
- Ethoxylated Lanolin
- Fucus vesiculousus
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
- Irish Moss
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Isopropyl Palmitate
- Kelp
- Knotted Kelp
- Lamimaria ochroleuca extract
- Laminaria digitata
- Laminaria longicruris
- Laminaria saccharine
- Lanolic Acid
- Lanolin
- Lanolin Alcohol
- Lauric Acid
- Lauryl Alcohol
- Linseed Oil
- Mineral Oil
- Myristic Acid
- Octyldodecanol
- Oleic Acid
- Olive Oil
- Peanut Oil
- PEG 16 Lanolin
- Petroleum
- Propylene Glycol Monostearate
- Seaweed
- Sesame Oil
- Soybean Oil
- Stearic Acid TEA
- Tocopherol
- Xylene
so what's an acne sufferer to do? well, apart from avoiding all delightfully-smelling products, your best bet is to either stick to sS-vetted products or contact the manufacturer of any product you are interested in, and get a complete list of the ingredients used in the product's fragrance and run it against
skinSALVATION's complete list of known comedogenic ingredients. another alternative, if you choose to take it, is to carefully test one suspicious product at a time (while being acne-safe with everything else!) to be able to isolate any new breakouts to the new 'fragranced' product you are using.
at sS, you know we've tested our products long term for ensure they aren't pore-clogging, so no need to worry about your tried and true sS favorites!
