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The Ordinary · Serum · leave-on

Is The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

63%clean
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

1 ingredient can feed Malassezia yeast (itchy, uniform forehead or chest bumps).

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
10 Tocopherol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
3 Dimethicone 1/5 · Low Safe
13 Polysorbate 60 0/5 · Low Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
12 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.

isodecyl neopentanoateazelaic aciddimethyl isosorbidehydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymerpolysilicone-11isohexadecanetrisodium ethylenediamine disuccinateisoceteth-20triethanolamineethoxydiglycolphenoxyethanolchlorphenesin

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 The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Dimethicone, Tocopherol and Polysorbate 60, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

Aqua (Water), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Dimethicone, Azelaic Acid, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl Ppg-20 Crosspolymer, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polysilicone-11, Isohexadecane, Tocopherol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Isoceteth-20, Polysorbate 60, Triethanolamine, Ethoxydiglycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.

Source: official The Ordinary 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 Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% 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 The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Polysorbate 60, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10%?

The Ordinary Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% scores 63% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 4 recognised ingredients out of 17.

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