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The Derma Co · Cleanser · rinse-off

Is The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel 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.

Not fungal-acne safe

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

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
23 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil 2/5 · Mild risk Trigger
24 Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil 0/5 · Low Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
6 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
9 Salicylic Acid 0/5 · Low Safe
22 Propylene Glycol 0/5 · Low Safe
25 Panthenol 0/5 · Low Safe
33 Allantoin 0/5 · Low Safe
26 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.

sodium lauroyl sarcosinateacrylates copolymerdisodium cocoamphodiacetatecocamidopropyl betainecaprylyl/capryl glucosidesodium methyl cocoyl taurateglyceryl glucosidesodium hydroxidephenoxyethanolethylhexylglycerinxylitolglucoseanhydroxylitolphoenix dactylifera extractbetainehamamelis virginiana extractpeg-8isostearamidopropyl ethyldimonium ethosulfatexylitylglucosidebenzophenone-4saccharide isomeratecitric acidsodium citratesalix alba extractsodium benzoatesodium gluconate

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 The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid and Propylene Glycol, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Aqua, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Acrylates Copolymer, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Salicylic Acid, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xylitol, Glucose, Anhydroxylitol, Phoenix Dactylifera Extract, Betaine, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, PEG-8, Isostearamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Propylene Glycol, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Panthenol, Xylitylglucoside, Benzophenone-4, Saccharide Isomerate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Salix Alba Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Allantoin and Sodium Gluconate.

Source: official The Derma Co 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 The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel 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 The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Olea Europaea Fruit Oil and Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel?

The Derma Co 2% Salicylic Acid Gel Face Wash with Salicylic Acid & Witch Hazel scores 75% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 8 recognised ingredients out of 34.

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