Caution list
Fungal acne: use-with-caution ingredients
Short answer
These 101 ingredients sit between safe and avoid for fungal-acne-prone skin: the evidence is split, or the risk depends on concentration, chain length, or whether the product is rinsed off. Tap any ingredient for the reasoning and safer swaps.
101 ingredients
Anthemis Nobilis Flower OilCautionFragranceArachidonic AcidCautionFatty acidAspergillus FermentCautionBotanical extractAvena Sativa Bran ExtractCautionBotanical extractAvena Sativa Kernel ExtractCautionBotanical extractAvena Sativa Kernel FlourCautionBotanical extractBeeswaxCautionFatty acidBeheneth-10 / -20CautionFatty alcoholBehenic AcidCautionFatty acidBehenyl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholBehenyl BehenateCautionEsterBeta-Glucan (Oat-derived)CautionBotanical extractBeta-Glucan (Yeast-derived)CautionBotanical extractButylphenyl MethylpropionalCautionFragranceC20-22 AlcoholsCautionFatty alcoholCananga Odorata Flower OilCautionFragranceCetrimonium BromideCautionFatty acidCetrimonium ChlorideCautionFatty acidCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 DimethiconeCautionSiliconeCinnamalCautionFragranceCinnamyl AlcoholCautionFragranceCitralCautionFragranceCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel OilCautionFragranceCitrus Limon Peel OilCautionFragranceCocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride PhosphateCautionFatty acidCucurbita Moschata Seed ExtractCautionFatty acidCymbopogon Schoenanthus OilCautionFragranceDisodium Cocoyl GlutamateCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterDistearyldimonium ChlorideCautionFatty acidDonkey MilkCautionFatty acidErucic AcidCautionFatty acidEucalyptus Globulus Leaf OilCautionFragranceEugenolCautionFragranceEvernia Furfuracea ExtractCautionFragranceEvernia Prunastri ExtractCautionFragranceGadoleic AcidCautionFatty acidGalactomyces Ferment FiltrateCautionBotanical extractGeraniolCautionFragranceGlyceryl BehenateCautionEsterGlyceryl LaurateCautionEsterHydrogenated Castor OilCautionPlant oilHydrogenated LecithinCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterHydroxycitronellalCautionFragranceHydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene CarboxaldehydeCautionFragranceIsoeugenolCautionFragranceIsopropyl Lauroyl SarcosinateCautionEsterJasminum Officinale OilCautionFragranceLaureth-23CautionFatty alcoholLauryl PCACautionEsterLavandula Angustifolia OilCautionFragranceLignoceric AcidCautionFatty acidLignoceryl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholLimnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed OilCautionPlant oilLimoneneCautionFragranceLinaloolCautionFragranceLinoleic AcidCautionFatty acidLinolenic AcidCautionFatty acidMagnesium StearateCautionFatty acidMentha Arvensis OilCautionFragranceMentha Piperita OilCautionFragranceNelumbo Nucifera Seed ExtractCautionFatty acidNervonic AcidCautionFatty acidParfumCautionFragrancePEG-150 Pentaerythrityl TetrastearateCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-30 Castor OilCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPEG-40 Castor OilCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPelargonium Graveolens Flower OilCautionFragrancePichia Ferment FiltrateCautionBotanical extractPichia/Resveratrol Ferment ExtractCautionBotanical extractPolyglyceryl-10 LaurateCautionEsterPolyglyceryl-4 LaurateCautionEsterPolyglyceryl-4 OleateCautionEsterPolyglyceryl-6 LaurateCautionEsterPolyhydroxystearic AcidCautionPolymerPolysorbate 20CautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPolysorbate 40CautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPolysorbate 60CautionPolysorbate / PEG esterPolysorbate 65CautionPolysorbate / PEG esterRosa Damascena Flower OilCautionFragranceRoyal Jelly ExtractCautionFatty acidSaccharomyces Cerevisiae ExtractCautionBotanical extractSaccharomyces Ferment FiltrateCautionBotanical extractSaccharomyces/Ginseng Root Ferment FiltrateCautionFatty acidSaccharomyces/Xylinum Black Tea FermentCautionBotanical extractSalvia Sclarea OilCautionFragranceSimmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed OilCautionPlant oilSodium Cocoyl GlutamateCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterSodium Cocoyl GlycinateCautionOther (safe)Sodium Lauroyl GlutamateCautionPolysorbate / PEG esterSodium Stearoyl GlutamateCautionEsterSorbeth-20CautionPolysorbate / PEG esterSorbitan IsostearateCautionEsterSorbitan LaurateCautionEsterSqualeneCautionPlant oilStearalkonium ChlorideCautionFatty acidSteareth-100CautionFatty alcoholSteartrimonium ChlorideCautionFatty acidTrilaurinCautionEsterTrylagen (blend)CautionFatty acidUndecyl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholZinc StearateCautionFatty acid
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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.