Ingredient · emollient

Argan Oil

Argan Oil is an emollient: it fills the gaps between skin cells so skin feels softer and smoother. Pori's ingredient rules rate it a good fit for dry and combination skin types.

Argan Oil at a glance

FunctionEmollient
Comedogenic rating0/5
Irritation potentialLow
Also listed asArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
How commonOn 583 of 21,918 product labels in Pori's copy of Open Beauty Facts

What does Argan Oil help with?

In Pori's database it's linked to dehydration. How much it helps depends on how high it sits on the label: ingredients are listed from most to least, and anything past roughly the tenth spot is usually present at 1% or less.

Is Argan Oil good for my skin type?

These ratings come from the same fixed rules Pori's ingredient scanner uses, applied to a typical profile for each skin type. Your own result in the app also weighs your scan results and concerns.

Skin typeRatingWhy
NormalNeutralEmollient
DryGood fitEmollient
OilyNeutralEmollient
CombinationGood fitEmollient
SensitiveNeutralEmollient

Is Argan Oil comedogenic?

It has a comedogenic rating of 0 out of 5 in Pori's ingredient database, so it's unlikely to clog pores. Ratings like this come from older tests on single ingredients, and a finished product with it isn't necessarily pore-clogging. A 2006 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that finished products made with comedogenic ingredients were not necessarily comedogenic, so treat the number as a hint, not a verdict.

Which products contain Argan Oil?

Products in Pori's curated catalogue that list it as a key ingredient:

  • Burt's Bees Facial Cleansing Oil (cleanser)
  • Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil (cleanser)
  • Pacifica Rose Kombucha Flower Powered Face Wash (cleanser)
  • Swiss Toniq Geneva Age Defence Men's Serum (serum)
  • Swiss Toniq Geneva Double Stem Cell Repair 11-in-1 Serum With Essential Oil (serum)
  • Swiss Toniq Geneva Time Response 11-in-1 Serum Without Essential Oil (serum)
  • Swiss Toniq Geneva New Skin Moisturising Facial Polish Exfoliant (exfoliant)

How do I check a product with Argan Oil?

Scan the barcode or photograph the ingredient list with Pori's ingredient scanner (a Pro feature). It rates every ingredient for your skin type, flags fragrance, pore-clogging and irritating ingredients, and gives the product an overall match score. It's a guide to ingredients, not a diagnosis, so see a dermatologist about any reaction.

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Ingredient data from Pori's ingredient database; product counts from Open Beauty Facts (ODbL). General information, not medical advice.