True or False: All Oils are Pore-Clogging for the Skin

False!

All oils used in skin care products are NOT all pore-clogging.

When a consumer picks up a moisturizer and sees an ingredient with the word “oil” in it, if their skin is already prone to oil, they will not use it. I often hear, “I can only use oil-free products.” What you first need to understand is that virtually all creams and lotions use a form of oil or emollient to make the product slip across the skin. But not all oils are comedogenic and will be pore-clogging. The one type of oil we don’t use is Mineral Oil, as we feel that it clogs the pores and suffocates the skin. The emollients we avoid are Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate and Petrolatum (Petroleum). We find these to be very pore clogging, but because they don’t have the word “oil” in their name, the consumer wouldn’t know that these were pore-clogging ingredients. The “safe” oils are Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Safflower Oil, Jojoba Oil, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil and Macadamia Nut Oil…

Here is a list of ingredients we avoid in our skin care products.

Bottom line: If you’re using products that are right for your skin type, you shouldn’t have any problems. See our nine skin types to discover yours.

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