Pore-clogging ingredients / Oleth-3 Phosphate
Is Oleth-3 Phosphate comedogenic?
Mildly. Most skin tolerates this ingredient without breakouts.
- Comedogenic rating
- 2/5
- Mildly comedogenic
- Evidence confidence
- low
- Source lists disagree about this ingredient. Treat the rating as a caution, not a verdict.
- Also appears as
- No common label aliases
What to do if you're acne-prone
Source lists disagree on this one, which is why we flag it with a low rating rather than ignore it. Only the most reactive skin needs to avoid it outright.
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Comedogenicity ratings come from published ingredient studies and esthetician-compiled lists. They are imperfect and formulation-dependent, and this page isn't medical advice. Reactions vary by skin, concentration, and the rest of the formula.