Are Your Cosmetics Clogging Your Pores?

Many women of all ages and skin types, acne prone or not, can fall victim to pore clogging ingredients found in numerous skin care and cosmetic products.  Marketing labels such as “non-comedogenic,” “organic,” “water-based,” “oil-free,” “natural,” “vegan,” and “eco-friendly,” presents us with a false hope that products such as these are good for the skin.This includes products labeled as “Dermatologist Approved,” “Dermatologist Recommended,” and “Dermatologist Prescribed,” as well. In fact, most familiar and well trusted products being produced by leading makeup companies from all over the world today unfortunately contain an array of pore clogging ingredients.  Although this is unlikely to be intentional, it still remains to be a major contributing factor in the cause of acne for millions of women today.

We have created a list of acne safe cosmetics, however many companies reformulate their products often without notice. Always check the ingredient decks for the offending ingredients.

Acne Safe Makeup

• Tarte BB Tinted Treatment 12 Hour Primer SPF 30
• All Bare Escentuals Prime Time Primers
  • Bare Minerals Prime Time Neutralizing Foundation
  • Bare Minerals Mineral Veil
  • Bare Minerals Prime Time Foundation Primer Original
• Glo Minerals Liquid Foundation Matte
• Illiminare Mattifying Mineral SPF 20
• Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
• Bare Escentuals loose blush
• Bare Escentuals Original loose base
• Mineralogie loose base powder custom blend foundation (ABQ Acne Clinic)
• Everyday Minerals loose powder foundations, blush and bronzers
• Maybelline Ultra Brow Brush-on Color
• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20
  • (Nude, Porcelain, Tan, Walnut, Sand, Fawn, Almond, Bisque, Carmel, Mocha, Blush, Tawny, Cameo, Ochre, Natural)
• L’Oreal Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer
• Amazing Concealer
• Bobbi Brown Face Touch Up Stick
• Makeup For Ever Duo Mat Powder Foundation
• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer
• Credo Beauty Foundation SPF 15
• Youngblood Pressed Mineral Rice Powder
• Youngblood Pressed Mineral Blushes
• Monave Bronzers
• Monave Blushes
• Monave Illuminizers
• Mineral Hyglenics Bronzers
• Mineral Hyglenics Blushes

Learn what products are acne safe and how to spot the offending ingredients with ABQ’s Acne Specialist.  Make your appointment today to get started! 505.369.1680.