Is Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream Pore-Clogging? 64% Clean

#	Ingredient	Pores	Fungal acne
7	Butylene Glycol	1/5 · Low	Safe
23	Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride	1/5 · Low	Safe
10	Cetearyl Olivate	Not rated	Trigger
11	Sorbitan Olivate	Not rated	Trigger
17	Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil	0/5 · Low	Trigger
30	Lecithin	Not rated	Trigger
1	Aqua	0/5 · Low	Safe
2	Glycerin	0/5 · Low	Safe
5	Niacinamide	0/5 · Low	Safe
6	Squalane	0/5 · Low	Safe
25	Sodium Hyaluronate	0/5 · Low	Safe

Worth a second look

These aren't in our database, but they look like fats or emulsifiers that can matter for fungal acne:

24 ingredients not in our pore-clogging database

These have no published comedogenic rating in our data. Most are preservatives, fragrance, extracts or actives that are not known pore-cloggers.

Ingredients rated 3–5 that appear after position 15 are usually present below about 1%, so they are shown as "Low amount" and do not trigger the pore-clog alert. Ratings come from the Fulton comedogenic scale (0–5) and published Malassezia research. They are a rough guide: the concentration and the whole formula matter, and everyone's skin is different.

Acne-safe breakdown

We found no ingredients rated 3 or higher in Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Niacinamide and Squalane, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polydecene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Panax Ginseng Root Water, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Disodium EDTA, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Honey Extract, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Seed Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract, Dextrin, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Source: official Beauty of Joseon product page, checked 5 Oct 2026. Formulas vary by country and change over time, so always check your pack.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream pore-clogging?

Acne-safe. None of the recognised ingredients are known pore-cloggers.

Is Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil and Lecithin, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream?

Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream scores 64% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 11 recognised ingredients out of 37.

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