PORE
CLOGGING INGREDIENTS
What's Causing your Acne?
THE LIST OF
PORE CLOGGING INGREDIENTS
Remember: “Natural” and “organic” do not mean “acne-safe.” Organic coconut oil will just give you organic pimples. There is also a major difference between things that are good to put in your body vs. on your skin. The following list is your new skin bible: check all hair, makeup, lotions, and facial products to make certain they don’t contain these ingredients so you can avoid future breakouts!
Pore Clogging Ingredients List
PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BOX BELOW AND FIND INGREDIENTS YOU SHOULD AVOID BY TYPING IN THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH INGREDIENT YOU SEE ON YOUR PRODUCT INGREDIENTS LIST. THIS FEATURE IS ALSO MOBILE FRIENDLY!
Apricot Oil |
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Acetylated Lanolin |
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol |
Algae Extract/ Algae/ Algin/ Kelp/ Seaweed (HIGH) |
Avocado Oil (Persea Gratissima) (MODERATE) |
Butyl Stearate |
Carrageenan/ Moss (HIGH) |
Cetyl Acetate |
Ceteareth 20 (HIGH) |
Chondrus Crispus (aka Irish Moss or Carageenan Moss) (HIGH) |
Chlorella (HIGH) |
Coal Tar |
Cocoa Butter (HIGH) |
Coconut Alkanes (Common in "clean" beauty) (HIGH) |
Coconut Oil/ Coconut Butter/ Coconut “extract” (HIGH) |
Cotton Awws Oil |
Cotton Seed Oil |
D & C Red # 17 |
D & C Red # 21 |
D & C Red # 3 |
D & C Red # 30 |
D & C Red # 36 |
Decyl Oleate |
Dioctyl Succinate |
Disodium Monooleamido PEG 2- Sulfosuccinate |
Ecklonia Radiata (seaweed) (HIGH) |
Ethoxylated Lanolin |
Ethylhexyl (Octyl) Palmitate (common in makeup) (HIGH) |
Glyceryl Stearate SE (HIGH) |
Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate (common in liquid foundation) (HIGH) |
Hexadecyl Alcohol |
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil |
Isocetyl Alcohol |
Isocetyl Stearate |
Isodecyl Oleate |
Isopropyl Myristate/Palmitate/ Isostearate/Linolate (HIGH/WORST) |
Isostearyl Isostearate/Neopentanoate |
Laminaria Digitata Extract (algae) (Common in Clinique) (HIGH) |
Laminaria Saccharina Extract (Laminaria Saccharine) (Common in Clinique) (HIGH) |
Laureth 4 & Laureth 23 (HIGH) |
Lauric Acid (HIGH) |
Marula Oil (HIGH) |
Mink Oil |
Myristic Acid (HIGH) |
Myristyl Lactate/Myristate (HIGH) |
Octyl Palmitate/Stearate (HIGH) |
Oleth-3 (MODERATE) |
Olive Oil (LOW-MEDIUM) |
Oleyl Alcohol |
Palm Oil / Palmitic Acid (HIGH) |
PEG 16 Lanolin |
PEG 200 Dilaurate |
PEG 8 Stearate |
PG Monostearate |
PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate |
Plankton (HIGH) |
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate (common in liquid foundation) (HIGH) |
Potassium Chloride |
Propylene Glycol Monostearate |
Red Algae (HIGH) |
Seaweed (HIGH) |
Sesame Seed Oil (HIGH) |
Shark Liver Oil (Squalene) |
Shea Butter/other nut butters (HIGH) |
Sodium Laureth Sulfate/Lauryl Sulfate |
Solulan 16 |
Sorbitan Oleate |
Soybean Oil (MODERATE) |
Spirulina (algae) (HIGH) |
Steareth 10 |
Stearic Acid Tea (Stearic Acid is OK though) |
Stearyl Heptanoate |
Sulfated / Hydrogenated oils:Soybean, Avocado Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Jojoba Oil |
Undaria Pinnatifida (Undaria Seaweed) (HIGH) |
Wheat Derivatives (found in hair products) (HIGH) |
Wheat Germ Glyceride (HIGH) |
Wheat Germ Oil (HIGH) |
Xylene |

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What Can CLEARstem do for you?
HYDRATE and HEAL ACNE SCARS without creating new breakouts. CLEARstem balances hormones in the skin and hair follicle. Two critical ingredients are Green Tea and Mushroom extract, which are known as “adaptogens” that help your skin maintain stability despite all the stress it encounters. Women report that the monthly PMS havoc is visibly reduced when CLEARstem is used regularly. Active acne and scabs heal about 3X faster and dark spots fade quickly thanks to the bio-available collagen stem cells.
How will CLEARstem keep the integrity of your skin?
If you are actively breaking out you MUST check all of your skin and hair products against the list of pore-clogging ingredients we have provided! This is critical to ending the acne cycle; CLEARstem serum will then heal your skin cells back to their original healthy state. Why do you need to check your products? Ingredients like Coconut oil, Isopropyl Myristate and Algae/Seaweed will go into your pore, harden into an orange ball of wax, and stay there for months at a time until it’s manually extracted. It’s critical to know where your skin is at and exfoliate using the Antioxidant Scrub so the clogs can be dissolved. While you are getting clear, CLEARstem will minimize the trauma your skin has undergone so that healing happens faster and hormonal acne will be minimized.
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to by yourself.“
COCO CHANEL
PORE CLOGGING INGREDIENTS
Remember: “Natural” and “organic” do not mean “acne-safe.” Organic coconut oil will just give you organic pimples. There is also a major difference between things that are good to put in your body vs. on your skin. Our list is your new skin bible: check all hair, makeup, lotions, and facial products to make certain they don’t contain these ingredients, so you can avoid future breakouts!
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Testimonials
“Clearstem has been an absolute game changer for my skin. I have combination/acne-prone skin and have recently been struggling with hormonal breakouts – since incorporating Clearstem, my breakouts have been much less severe and my skin has been much less inflamed. On top of that it feels so hydrated and balanced – I no longer feel like an oil slick by the end of the day! Can’t recommend this enough.“
“CLEARstem is the absolute best skincare product I’ve ever used! I keep going to buy more and more because I never want to run out. It has helped diminish my acne scars significantly and keeps my skin so hydrated and fresh feeling. The best part is that it’s a non-toxic, clean formula that you can feel good about putting on your skin. “
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