Ingredient
Cetyl Acetate
Emollient ester · INCI: Cetyl Acetate
How we read it
Highly comedogenic
A known pore-clogging ingredient. Avoid if you're acne-prone.
Why we read it this way
An emollient ester often paired with acetylated lanolin alcohol. It's listed as pore-clogging across the acne-safe references we checked.
The nuance
Most relevant in richer leave-on creams; effect can depend on how much is used.