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Krave Beauty · Serum · leave-on

Is Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

42%clean
Mild risk

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

Not fungal-acne safe

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

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
3 Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil 2/5 · Mild risk Trigger
17 Tocopherol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
11 Rosa Canina Fruit Oil 1/5 · Low Trigger
18 Butylene Glycol 1/5 · Low Safe
34 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 1/5 · Low Safe
6 Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil 0/5 · Low Trigger
7 Cetearyl Olivate Not rated Trigger
8 Polysorbate 60 Not rated Trigger
9 Glyceryl Oleate Not rated Trigger
12 Sorbitan Oleate Not rated Trigger
13 Sorbitan Olivate Not rated Trigger
25 Sorbitan Stearate Not rated Trigger
37 Oleic Acid Not rated Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
5 Niacinamide 0/5 · Low Safe
16 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
22 Squalane 0/5 · Low Safe
31 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:

hydrogenated olive oil unsaponifiables
23 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.

propanedioldipropylene glycoloctyldodecanolcoco-caprylate/capratehydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymercaprylyl glycolhydroxyacetophenonepentylene glycolureaxanthan gum1,2-hexanediolhydrogenated olive oil unsaponifiablesdisodium edtaavena sativa kernel flourmagnesium chlorideglycine soja sterolslactic acidglycosyl trehaloseacetyl glutaminesodium pcaserineceramide npglycine

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 Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Niacinamide and Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Water (Aqua/Eau), Propanediol, Calophyllum Inophyllum (Tamanu) Seed Oil, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Oleate, Octyldodecanol, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Olivate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Pentylene Glycol, Squalane, Urea, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Disodium EDTA, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Lactic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycosyl Trehalose, Acetyl Glutamine, Oleic Acid, Sodium PCA, Serine, Ceramide NP, Glycine

Source: official Krave Beauty 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 Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief pore-clogging?

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

Is Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Oleate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Stearate and Oleic Acid, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief?

Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief scores 42% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 18 recognised ingredients out of 41.

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