Evening Primrose Oil
Plant oil · INCI: Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil
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 Evening Primrose Oil comedogenic?
Yes. Evening Primrose 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
A plant oil that appears on multiple acne-safe reference lists as pore-clogging on the face.
The nuance
Often fine for body use or on resilient skin; the concern is concentrated, leave-on use on breakout-prone areas.
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.