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Is Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

58%clean
Mild risk

No heavy pore-cloggers found, but 1 ingredient is rated 2. Most people are fine; very acne-prone skin should watch for small bumps.

Not fungal-acne safe

2 ingredients can feed Malassezia yeast (itchy, uniform forehead or chest bumps).

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
12 Cetyl Alcohol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
6 Glyceryl Stearate 1/5 · Low Trigger
7 PEG-100 Stearate Not rated Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
5 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
8 Sodium Hyaluronate 0/5 · Low Safe
10 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.

dicaprylyl carbonatehydroxyethyl ureacyclopentasiloxanesodium hydroxidehomarine hcisodium pcacaprylyl glycolphenoxyethanolacrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymererythritol

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 Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate and PEG-100 Stearate, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Homarine HCI, Sodium PCA, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Erythritol

Source: official Cetaphil product page, checked 27 Sep 2026. Formulas vary by country and change over time, so always check your pack.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion pore-clogging?

Mild risk. No heavy pore-cloggers found, but 1 ingredient is rated 2. Most people are fine; very acne-prone skin should watch for small bumps.

Is Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Glyceryl Stearate and PEG-100 Stearate, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion?

Cetaphil Daily Hydrating Lotion scores 58% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 6 recognised ingredients out of 16.

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