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L'Oréal Vitamin E Gentle Facial Wash: fungal acne, pore-clogging and pregnancy check

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Fungal acne: 6 flaggedPore-clogging: HighPregnancy: none flagged

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Fungal acne

Contains flagged ingredients

Octyl Palmitate (Fatty esters)
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil (Plant oils and butters)
Sorbitan Stearate (Sorbitan esters)
Glyceryl Stearate (Glyceryl and PEG fatty esters)
PEG-100 Stearate (Glyceryl and PEG fatty esters)
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) (Plant oils and butters)

Pore-clogging

High risk 3 ingredient(s) rated 3+ on public comedogenic lists.

Pregnancy

No commonly flagged ingredients Still ask your doctor before use in pregnancy.

Flagged ingredient table

#	Ingredient	Checker	Why
2	Octyl Palmitate	Fungal acne	Fatty esters
2	Octyl Palmitate	Pore-clogging	Rated 4/5 (position 2)
6	Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil	Fungal acne	Plant oils and butters
6	Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil	Pore-clogging	Rated 3/5 (position 6)
7	Sorbitan Stearate	Fungal acne	Sorbitan esters
8	Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil	Pore-clogging	Rated 5/5 (position 8)
10	Glyceryl Stearate	Fungal acne	Glyceryl and PEG fatty esters
11	PEG-100 Stearate	Fungal acne	Glyceryl and PEG fatty esters
12	Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)	Fungal acne	Plant oils and butters

Full ingredient list

Water, Octyl Palmitate, Isohexadecane, Sorbitol, Dimethicone, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Cetearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Methylparaben, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Propylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Citronellol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Citral, Eugenol, Farnesol

Source: Open Beauty Facts, last edited 2021-08-06. Check the packaging, as formulas change.

Not medical advice. These checks read the published ingredient list against public rule lists; results vary from person to person, formulas change, and ingredient lists can be incomplete. Ask a dermatologist or your doctor (and in pregnancy, your midwife or obstetrician) before relying on them.