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Cetaphil · Cleanser · rinse-off

Is Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

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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.

Fungal-acne safe

No known Malassezia triggers among the recognised ingredients.

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
3 Cetearyl Alcohol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
4 Panthenol 0/5 · Low Safe
5 Niacinamide 0/5 · Low Safe
5 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.

pantolactonexanthan gumsodium cocoyl isethionatesodium benzoatecitric acid

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.

Rinse-off product: cleansers only touch your skin for about a minute, so comedogenic ratings, which come from leave-on tests, matter far less here. Fungal-acne triggers are also less of a concern when rinsed off.

Acne-safe breakdown

We found no ingredients rated 3 or higher in Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol and Panthenol, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid

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 Gentle Skin Cleanser pore-clogging?

No. None of its recognised ingredients are known pore-cloggers, and as a rinse-off product it spends little time on the skin anyway.

Is Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser safe for fungal acne?

Yes. None of its recognised ingredients are known fungal-acne triggers.

What is the clean score of Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser?

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser scores 90% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 5 recognised ingredients out of 10.

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