Ingredient
Borage Oil
Plant oil · INCI: Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil
Reviewed by Elysiana, licensed esthetician
How we read it
Known to clog pores. If you break out easily, this is the one to skip.
Is Borage Oil comedogenic?
Yes. Borage Oil is a known pore-clogging ingredient, and we read it as highly comedogenic. If you're acne-prone, it's worth avoiding, especially when it sits near the top of an ingredient list.
Why we read it this way
Borage seed oil is prized for its gamma-linolenic acid and shows up in barrier-repair and anti-inflammatory formulas. It also appears consistently on the pore-clogging references we curate against, so we read it as one to keep off acne-prone facial skin.
The benefits and the flag are both real here. Plenty of people use it on the body or in a rinse-off without trouble; the concern is a leave-on facial product.
One ingredient rarely tells the whole story. Run the whole label and see everything in the product at once.