Ingredient

Lanolin

Emollient · INCI: Lanolin

Reviewed by Elysiana, licensed esthetician

How we read it

Highly comedogenic

Known to clog pores. If you break out easily, this is the one to skip.

Is Lanolin comedogenic?

Yes. Lanolin 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.

The nuance

Plain lanolin is debated; acetylated/ethoxylated derivatives are more consistently flagged.

One ingredient rarely tells the whole story. Run the whole label and see everything in the product at once.