Coconut Alkanes
Coconut-derived emollient · INCI: Coconut Alkanes
Reviewed by Elysiana Aguilar, master esthetician
How we read it
Use with caution
Clogs pores for some people. Fine for many, worth watching if you're mid-breakout.
Is Coconut Alkanes comedogenic?
Sometimes. Coconut Alkanes is potentially pore-clogging, so we read it as one to use with caution. Plenty of people use it without trouble; if you're actively treating acne, it's worth watching.
Why we read it this way
A coconut-derived silicone alternative; mixed reports, depends on the formula.
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: The types of acne lesions.