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Is Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

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Mild risk

No heavy pore-cloggers found, but 3 ingredients are rated 2. Most people are fine; very acne-prone skin should watch for small bumps.

Not fungal-acne safe

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

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
12 Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil 2/5 · Mild risk Trigger
7 Cetyl Alcohol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
13 Tocopherol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
6 Glyceryl Stearate 1/5 · Low Trigger
5 Dimethicone 1/5 · Low Safe
8 Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil 0/5 · Low Trigger
9 PEG-100 Stearate Not rated Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
3 Petrolatum 0/5 · Low Safe
10 Panthenol 0/5 · Low Safe
11 Niacinamide 0/5 · Low Safe
18 Propylene Glycol 0/5 · Low Safe
9 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 etherpantolactoneacrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymercarbomerdisodium edtabenzyl alcoholphenoxyethanolsodium hydroxidecitric 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.

Acne-safe breakdown

We found no ingredients rated 3 or higher in Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Petrolatum and Dimethicone, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Dicaprylyl Ether, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Peg-30 Stearate, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pantolactone, Dimethiconol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Propylene Glycol, Disodium Edta, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, 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 Moisturizing Cream pore-clogging?

Mild risk. No heavy pore-cloggers found, but 3 ingredients are rated 2. Most people are fine; very acne-prone skin should watch for small bumps.

Is Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Glyceryl Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, PEG-100 Stearate and Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream?

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream scores 62% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 13 recognised ingredients out of 23.

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