Tallow
Rendered animal fat · INCI: Tallow
Reviewed by Elysiana Aguilar, master esthetician
How we read it
Highly comedogenic
Known to clog pores. If you break out easily, this is the one to skip.
Is Tallow comedogenic?
Yes. Tallow 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
Rendered animal fat; flagged as pore-clogging.
Names we read the same way
- Beef Tallow
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.