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Is Glyceryl Oleate comedogenic?
Glyceryl Oleate is an emollient ester that gives products a smooth, silky feel. Its comedogenicity rating is 2/5 — a mild, low pore-clogging risk.
Glyceryl Oleate carries only a mild pore-clogging risk. It is fine for most skin types; very reactive or acne-prone skin may still want to patch test a new product that contains it.
What is Glyceryl Oleate?
Glyceryl Oleate is an emollient ester that gives products a smooth, silky feel. On a product label it may also appear under names such as: glyceryl oleate.
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 →
Acne-safe alternatives to Glyceryl Oleate
If Glyceryl Oleate breaks you out, these lower-rated ester options are far less likely to clog pores:
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride — Low risk · 1/5
- Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate — Low risk · 1/5
- Coco-Caprylate — Low risk · 1/5
- Diisopropyl Adipate — Low risk · 1/5
- Glyceryl Stearate — Low risk · 1/5
How to read this rating
A comedogenicity rating is general guidance, not a lab result for a specific formula. An ingredient near the end of an ingredient list is present in a small amount, so its rating matters less than one near the top. Read our full sources & methodology.