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Butyl Stearate

Butyl Stearate

Frequently flagged in makeup formulas.

Butyl Stearate in its raw form

How solid is the pore-clogging number


Butyl Stearate rates 3 of 5 — a common trigger for acne-prone skin, especially leave-on products. The rating is graded established. Traceable to published comedogenicity testing and consistent across sources.

It describes the raw ingredient in isolation. In a finished product, how much is present and where it sits in the list matter just as much. Check a whole label to see it in context.