Cocoa Butter
Plant butter · INCI: Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Reviewed by Elysiana Aguilar, master esthetician
How we read it
Known to clog pores. If you break out easily, this is the one to skip.
Is Cocoa Butter comedogenic?
Yes. Cocoa Butter 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
A heavy, occlusive butter frequently listed as pore-clogging on acne-safe references.
The nuance
Often fine on dry body skin; more of a concern on the face and oily/acne-prone skin.
Names we read the same way
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
- Cacao Butter
- Cacao Seed Butter
- Cocoa Seed Butter
- Theobroma Butter
- Theobroma Oil
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter
Related ingredients
One ingredient rarely tells the whole story. The acne ingredient checker reads everything in a product at once, the pore-clogging ingredients list has the rest of what we flag, and there is more on what comedogenic means. Also in the guides: What causes acne.