Marula Oil
Plant oil · INCI: Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil
Reviewed by Elysiana Aguilar, master esthetician
How we read it
Clogs pores for some people. Fine for many, worth watching if you're mid-breakout.
Is Marula Oil comedogenic?
Sometimes. Marula Oil 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 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.
Names we read the same way
- Marula
- Sclerocarya Birrea
- Marula Seed Oil
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.