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Does Cupuacu Butter clog pores?
Quick answer: Unlikely — Cupuacu Butter has a very low pore-clogging risk (rated 1/5) and is generally fine for acne-prone skin. It is also a common fungal-acne (Malassezia) trigger.
Cupuacu Butter has a very low likelihood of clogging pores and is generally considered safe for acne-prone skin.
What is Cupuacu Butter?
Cupuacu Butter is a rich, occlusive butter used to soften and moisturise. On an ingredient label it may also appear as theobroma grandiflorum seed butter. You'll most often see it in body butters, lip balms, rich creams and bar cleansers.
Fungal-acne (Malassezia) safe? No — this is a common Malassezia (fungal acne) trigger, so avoid it if you have fungal acne. Check a whole product for fungal-acne triggers →
Is Cupuacu Butter comedogenic?
Cupuacu Butter has a comedogenicity rating of 1/5 — a very low pore-clogging risk. Remember that where an ingredient sits in the list matters: Cupuacu Butter near the top means a higher concentration and more impact than the same ingredient near the end.
Similar acne-safe ingredients
Cupuacu Butter is already a low-risk choice. Other acne-safe options you may see alongside it include:
- Mango Butter — Acne safe · 0/5
- Shea Butter — Acne safe · 0/5
- Kokum Butter — Low risk · 1/5
How we rate comedogenicity — and its limits
The 0–5 comedogenicity scale comes from dermatology research that measured how much individual ingredients clogged pores, originally using the rabbit-ear assay (Fulton et al., 1984). A rating reflects an ingredient's potential to clog pores at high concentration — not a guarantee that any finished product will break you out.
That distinction matters. A later review (Draelos & DiNardo, 2006) found that a single ingredient's comedogenic score does not reliably predict how a complete formula behaves on real skin: concentration, the rest of the formula, and your own skin all change the result. So read Cupuacu Butter's 1/5 as a risk signal — most useful when the ingredient sits near the top of the list — rather than a verdict on one specific product.
AcneSafeCheck compiles published comedogenicity ratings and dermatology references into one searchable database. It is educational, not a lab test of your specific product, and not medical advice.
References
- Fulton JE Jr, Pay SR, Fulton JE III. Comedogenicity of current therapeutic products, cosmetics, and ingredients in the rabbit ear. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1984;10(1):96–105. PubMed
- Draelos ZD, DiNardo JC. A re-evaluation of the comedogenicity concept. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006;54(3):507–512. PubMed
- American Academy of Dermatology. Acne: causes, treatment and skin-care guidance. aad.org
By Mitchell Zandwijken · Rated against the published comedogenicity references above · Last updated July 2026.