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Is Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream 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.

Likely fungal-acne safe

No known Malassezia triggers among the 6 ingredients we recognise, but 1 unrecognised ingredient looks like a fat or emulsifier and is worth a second look.

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
16 Tocopherol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
5 Dimethicone 1/5 · Low Safe
10 Butylene Glycol 1/5 · Low Safe
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
8 Allantoin 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:

cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamide
11 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.

cetyl-pg hydroxyethyl palmitamidetrisiloxanehydrogenated polydecenepeg-3 dimethiconemagnesium sulfateisostearyl glyceryl etherpeg-12 dimethiconesuccinic acidsodium hydroxideeucalyptus globulus leaf extractmethylparaben

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 Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Dimethicone and Allantoin, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water/Aqua, Glycerin, Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Trisiloxane, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, PEG-3 Dimethicone, Allantoin, Magnesium Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Succinic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Methylparaben

Source: official Curel 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 Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream 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 Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream safe for fungal acne?

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

What is the clean score of Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream?

Curel Intensive Moisture Facial Cream scores 92% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 6 recognised ingredients out of 17.

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