What does Kojic Acid do in skincare?

Kojic Acid is an active ingredient: it's there to change how skin looks or behaves, not just how the product feels.

Is Kojic Acid good for sensitive skin?

Pori rates it neutral for sensitive skin: it isn't a known irritant at usual levels.

Kojic Acid: Benefits, Comedogenic Rating

Kojic Acid at a glance

Function	Active
Comedogenic rating	0/5
Irritation potential	Mild
Also listed as	None
How common	On 6 of 21,918 product labels in Pori's copy of Open Beauty Facts

What does Kojic Acid help with?

In Pori's database it's linked to dark spots and uneven tone. 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 Kojic Acid 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 type	Rating	Why
Normal	Neutral	Active
Dry	Neutral	Active
Oily	Neutral	Active
Combination	Neutral	Active
Sensitive	Neutral	Active

Is Kojic Acid 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.

How do I check a product with Kojic Acid?

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.