LIST OF COMEDOGENIC INGREDIENTS IN SKINCARE PRODUCTS

Comedogenic” means that something is likely to clog skin pores, which can then lead to acne lesions.
The first list of results for the comedogenic potential of ingredients was published in a 1989 study in the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists:
The best way to determine if a product might break you out is to look at the ingredient list and avoid using products that contain highly comedogenic ingredients within the first seven (7) ingredients listed on the label.

Acetylated Lanolin
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Ahnfeltia concinna
Alaria esculenta
Algae Extract
Algin
Ascophyllum nodosum 
Avocado Oil 
Black Kelp 
Bladderwrack 
Blue Algae 
Blue Green Algae 
Brown Algae
Butyl Stearate
Carrageen moss
Carrageenan
Carageenan moss
Cetyl Acetate
Cetearyl Alcohol + Ceteareth 
Chlorella Botanicals 
Chondrus crispus 
Coal Tar 
Cocoa Butter 
Isostearyl Neopentanoate 
Kelp 
Knotted Kelp 
Laminaria digitata 
Laminaria longicruris 
Laminaria saccharine 
Lanolic Acid 
Lanolin 
Lanolin Alcohol 
Laureth-4
Laureth-23 
Lauric Acid 
Lauryl Alcohol 
Linseed Oil 
Lithothamnium Calcareum 
Lola implexa 
Marine Algae 
Mastocarpus stellatus 
Mineral Oil 
Mink Oil 
Myreth 3 Myristate 
Myristic Acid 
Myristyl Lactate 
Myristyl Myristate 
Nori 
Norwegian Kelp 
Octyl Palmitate

Coconut Butter 
Coconut Oil 
Colloidal Sulfur 
Corallina Officinalis 
Corn Oil 
Cotton Awws 
Cotton Seed Oil 
Crithmum maritimum 
D & C Red # 3 
D & C Red # 17 
D & C Red # 21 
D & C Red # 30 
D & C Red # 36 
Decyl Oleate 
Dilsea carnosa 
Dioctyl Succinate 
Disodium Monooleamido EG 2-Sulfosuccinate 
Dulse 
Ecklonia (all 9 species of it)
Enteromorpha compressa
Ethoxylated Lanolin 
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Fucus vesiculosus 
Octyl Stearate
Octyldodecanol
Oleic Acid 
Oleth-3 
Oleyl Alcohol
Olive Oil 
Padina pavonica 
Palmaria palmate 
Peanut Oil 
PEG 16 Lanolin 
PEG 200 Dilaurate 
PEG 8 Stearate 
Petrolatum 
Petroleum 
PG Monostearate 
Phytessence Wakame 
Plankton 
Porphyra 
Porphyridium Cruentum 
PPG 2 Myristyl Propionate 
Polyglyceryl-3-Diisostearate
Potassium Chloride 
PropyleneGlycol Monostearate
Red Algae 
Rockweed 
Safflower Oil

Glyceryl Stearate SE 
Glyceryl Stearate 
Glyceryl-3-Diisostearate 
Grapeseed Oil 
Haslea ostrearia 
Hexadecyl Alcohol
Hexylene Glycol 
Himanthalia elongate 
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Hydrolyzed Lola implexa 
Hydrolyzed Rhodophycea 
Hypnea Musciformis 
Irish Moss 
Isocetyl Alcohol
Isocetyl Stearate 
Isodecyl Oleate 
Isopropyl Isosterate
Isopropyl Linolate 
Isopropyl Linoleate 
Isopropyl Myristate 
Isopropyl Palmitate 
Isostearic Acid 
Isostearyl Isostearate 
Sargassum 
Seaweed 
Sea Whip 
Sesame Oil 
Shark Liver Oil 
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 
Solulan 
Sorbitan Oleate 
Soybean Oil 
Spirulina 
Squalene 
Steareth 10
Stearic Acid TEA
Stearyl Heptanoate
Sulfated Castor Oil
Sulfated Jojoba Oil
Sunflower Oil
Syearyl Heptanoate
Tocopherol
Ulva lactuca
Undaria
Wakame
Wheat Germ
GlycerideWheat Germ Oil
Xylene

​References:

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2. Toyoda, M. & Morohashi, M. Pathogenesis of acne. Med Electron Microsc 34, 29–40 (2001).
3. Draelos, Z. D. & DiNardo, J. C. A re-evaluation of the comedogenicity concept. J Am Acad Dermatol 54, 507–512 (2006).
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6. Fulton, J. E. Comedogenicity and irritancy of commonly used ingredients in skin care products. J Soc Cosmet Chem 40, 321–333 (1989).
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8. www.skinsalvationsf.com