Avoid list
Fungal acne trigger ingredients to avoid
Short answer
These 200 ingredients are best avoided for fungal-acne-prone skin because they can supply the C11 to C24 fatty acids that malassezia yeast feeds on. Tap any ingredient for the reasoning, severity, and safer swaps.
200 ingredients
Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilArachidic AcidAvoidFatty acidArachidyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholArachis Hypogaea (Peanut) OilAvoidPlant oilArgania Spinosa Kernel OilAvoidPlant oilArtemisia Princeps OilAvoidFatty acidAscorbyl PalmitateAvoidEsterAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed ButterAvoidPlant oilBorago Officinalis (Borage) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilButyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterAvoidPlant oilC12-15 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholC12-16 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholC14-22 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholCalophyllum Inophyllum (Tamanu) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCamellia Oleifera Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCamellia Sinensis Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCannabis Sativa Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCarthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCaviar ExtractAvoidFatty acidCeteareth-12 / -20 / -25AvoidFatty alcoholCetearyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholCetearyl OlivateAvoidEsterCeteth-10AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterCeteth-2 / -10 / -20AvoidFatty alcoholCetyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholCetyl MyristateAvoidEsterCetyl PalmitateAvoidEsterCetyl RicinoleateAvoidEsterCetyl StearateAvoidEsterCitrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCocos Nucifera (Coconut) OilAvoidPlant oilCrambe Abyssinica Seed OilAvoidPlant oilCucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilDecyl OleateAvoidEsterDermaxyl (blend)AvoidFatty acidElaeis Guineensis (Palm) OilAvoidPlant oilElaeis Guineensis Kernel OilAvoidPlant oilEthylhexyl CocoateAvoidEsterEthylhexyl HydroxystearateAvoidEsterEthylhexyl OleateAvoidEsterEthylhexyl OlivateAvoidEsterEthylhexyl PalmitateAvoidEsterEthylhexyl StearateAvoidEsterGarcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed ButterAvoidPlant oilGlyceryl CocoateAvoidEsterGlyceryl IsostearateAvoidEsterGlyceryl LinoleateAvoidEsterGlyceryl MyristateAvoidEsterGlyceryl OleateAvoidEsterGlyceryl PalmitateAvoidEsterGlyceryl RicinoleateAvoidEsterGlyceryl StearateAvoidEsterGlyceryl Stearate CitrateAvoidEsterGlyceryl Stearate SEAvoidEsterGoat MilkAvoidFatty acidHelianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilHeptadecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholHippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) OilAvoidPlant oilHydrogenated Coconut OilAvoidPlant oilHydroxystearic AcidAvoidFatty acidIsopropyl BehenateAvoidEsterIsopropyl IsostearateAvoidEsterIsopropyl LanolateAvoidEsterIsopropyl LinoleateAvoidEsterIsopropyl MyristateAvoidEsterIsopropyl PalmitateAvoidEsterIsopropyl StearateAvoidEsterJojoba Wax PEG-120 EstersAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterLaureth-3 / -4 / -7AvoidFatty alcoholLauric AcidAvoidFatty acidLauroyl LysineAvoidFatty acidLauryl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholLecithinAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterLinoleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholLinum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilMacadamia Ternifolia Seed OilAvoidPlant oilMangifera Indica (Mango) Seed ButterAvoidPlant oilMargaric AcidAvoidFatty acidMarula OilAvoidPlant oilMatrixylAvoidPeptideMatrixyl 3000AvoidPeptideMethyl Glucose SesquiisostearateAvoidEsterMethyl Glucose SesquistearateAvoidEsterMethyl PalmitateAvoidEsterMethyl StearateAvoidEsterMoringa Oleifera Seed OilAvoidPlant oilMyreth-3AvoidFatty alcoholMyristic AcidAvoidFatty acidMyristoyl Hexapeptide-23AvoidFatty acidMyristoyl Pentapeptide-17AvoidPeptideMyristoyl Tetrapeptide-12AvoidFatty acidMyristyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholMyristyl LactateAvoidEsterMyristyl MyristateAvoidEsterNigella Sativa Seed OilAvoidPlant oilOenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) OilAvoidPlant oilOlea Europaea (Olive) Fruit OilAvoidPlant oilOleic AcidAvoidFatty acidOleth-3AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterOleth-3 / -10 / -20AvoidFatty alcoholOleth-3 PhosphateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterOleth-5AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterOleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholOlus OilAvoidPlant oilOpuntia Ficus-Indica Seed OilAvoidPlant oilOrbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilOryza Sativa (Rice) Bran OilAvoidPlant oilPalmitic AcidAvoidFatty acidPalmitoleic AcidAvoidFatty acidPalmitoleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholPalmitoyl Dipeptide-10AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Dipeptide-17AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Dipeptide-7AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl GlycineAvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Heptapeptide-18AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12AvoidPeptidePalmitoyl Hexapeptide-19AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Hydrolyzed Milk ProteinAvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat ProteinAvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Hydroxypropyltrimonium Amylopectin/Glycerin CrosspolymerAvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl OligopeptideAvoidPeptidePalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Tripeptide-1AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Tripeptide-3AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Tripeptide-38AvoidFatty acidPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5AvoidFatty acidPEG-10 OlivateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-100 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-150 DilaurateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-150 DistearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-2 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-20 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-30 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-32 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-40 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-7 Glyceryl CocoateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-7 OlivateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut EtherAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-75 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-8 LaurateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-8 StearateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-9 LaurateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPentadecanoic AcidAvoidFatty acidPentadecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholPersea Gratissima (Avocado) OilAvoidPlant oilPlukenetia Volubilis (Sacha Inchi) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilPolyglyceryl-10 StearateAvoidEsterPolyglyceryl-2 StearateAvoidEsterPolyglyceryl-3 DiisostearateAvoidEsterPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose DistearateAvoidEsterPolyglyceryl-3 OleateAvoidEsterPolyglyceryl-3 StearateAvoidEsterPolysorbate 80AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPolysorbate 85AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterPotassium LaurateAvoidFatty acidPotassium MyristateAvoidFatty acidPotassium PalmitateAvoidFatty acidPotassium StearateAvoidFatty acidPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) OilAvoidPlant oilPrunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel OilAvoidPlant oilRetinyl PalmitateAvoidEsterRicinoleic AcidAvoidFatty acidRicinus Communis (Castor) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilRiginAvoidFatty acidRosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit OilAvoidPlant oilRubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilSalmon Roe ExtractAvoidFatty acidSesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed OilAvoidPlant oilSodium LaurateAvoidFatty acidSodium Lauroyl LactylateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterSodium Lauroyl SarcosinateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterSodium MyristateAvoidFatty acidSodium OleateAvoidFatty acidSodium PalmitateAvoidFatty acidSodium StearateAvoidFatty acidSodium Stearoyl LactylateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterSorbeth-30 TetraoleateAvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterSorbitan OleateAvoidEsterSorbitan OlivateAvoidEsterSorbitan PalmitateAvoidEsterSorbitan SesquioleateAvoidEsterSorbitan StearateAvoidEsterSorbitan TrioleateAvoidEsterSorbitan TristearateAvoidEsterSteareth-2AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterSteareth-2 / -10 / -20 / -21AvoidFatty alcoholStearic AcidAvoidFatty acidStearoyl Glutamic AcidAvoidFatty acidStearoyl LysineAvoidPeptideStearyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholStearyl StearateAvoidEsterTheobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed ButterAvoidPlant oilTheobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuacu) Seed ButterAvoidPlant oilTribeheninAvoidEsterTrideceth-6AvoidPolysorbate / PEG esterTridecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholTrioleinAvoidEsterTristearinAvoidEsterVitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed OilAvoidPlant oil
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Informational only, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Ingredient suitability for fungal acne varies by person and formulation. Always patch test and consult a qualified clinician.