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Is Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

56%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

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

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
7 Stearyl Alcohol 2/5 · Mild risk Safe
6 Glyceryl Stearate 1/5 · Low Trigger
5 Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate Not rated Trigger
15 Lecithin Not rated Trigger
1 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
2 Squalane 0/5 · Low Safe
3 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
8 Sodium Hyaluronate 0/5 · Low Safe
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.

pentylene glycolceramide eopceramide ngceramide npceramide asceramide apcarnosinephytosterolscaprylyl glycolpolyacrylate crosspolymer-111,2-hexanediol

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 Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer. The ingredients doing most of the work are Aqua, Squalane, Glycerin and Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, which are all low-risk for pores.

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Full ingredient list

water, squalane, glycerin, pentylene glycol, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, hyaluronic acid, ceramide EOP, ceramide NG, ceramide NP, ceramide AS, ceramide AP, carnosine, hydrogenated lecithin, phytosterols, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylate crosspolymer-11, 1,2-hexanediol

Source: official Vanicream 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 Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer 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 Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate and Lecithin, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer?

Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer scores 56% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 8 recognised ingredients out of 19.

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