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Summer Fridays · Cleanser · rinse-off

Is Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

75%clean
Low concern (rinse-off)

Contains an ingredient rated 3+, but it is rinsed off within a minute, so pore-clogging risk is low.

Fungal-acne safe

No known Malassezia triggers among the recognised ingredients, and nothing unrecognised looks like a fat or emulsifier.

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
13 Sodium Chloride 5/5 · Pore-clogging Safe
14 Tocopherol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
16 Butylene Glycol 1/5 · Low Safe
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
11 Panthenol 0/5 · Low Safe
16 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.

decyl glucosidepolyacrylate crosspolymer-6cocos nucifera fruit watercocamidopropyl betainedisodium cocoamphodiacetate1,2-hexanediolpentylene glycolprunus avium fruit extractleuconostoc/radish root ferment filtratehydroxyacetophenoneethylhexylglycerinsodium phytatefragrance/parfumhexylene glycolcyanocobalamincitric 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.

Why it was flagged

  • Sodium Chloride, rated 5/5, is at position #13 in the list (likely a smaller amount).

Many people use Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser without problems. These flags matter most if you are acne-prone and have noticed small closed bumps after starting it.

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Full ingredient list

Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Prunus Avium (Sweet Cherry) Fruit Extract, Panthenol, Leuconostoc/radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Chloride, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Fragrance/parfum, Hexylene Glycol, Cyanocobalamin, Citric Acid

Source: official Summer Fridays 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 Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser pore-clogging?

It contains Sodium Chloride, which is rated 3+ on the comedogenic scale. Because it is a rinse-off product that only stays on skin briefly, this matters much less than in a moisturiser.

Is Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser safe for fungal acne?

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

What is the clean score of Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser?

Summer Fridays Pink Dew Gel Cleanser scores 75% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 6 recognised ingredients out of 22.

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