Ingredient · soothing

Panthenol

Panthenol is a soothing ingredient: it's used to calm redness and the feeling of irritation. Provitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair. Pori's ingredient rules rate it a good fit for every skin type.

Panthenol at a glance

FunctionSoothing
Comedogenic rating0/5
Irritation potentialLow
Also listed asD-Panthenol, Dexpanthenol, Provitamin B5
How commonOn 2,552 of 21,918 product labels in Pori's copy of Open Beauty Facts

What does Panthenol help with?

In Pori's database it's linked to a weak skin barrier, redness, 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 Panthenol 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
NormalGood fitProvitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair.
DryGood fitProvitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair.
OilyGood fitProvitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair.
CombinationGood fitProvitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair.
SensitiveGood fitProvitamin B5; calms and supports barrier repair.

Is Panthenol 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 Panthenol?

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

  • Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser (cleanser)
  • Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Cleansing Foam (cleanser)
  • Blind Barber Watermint Gin Daily Face Cleanser (cleanser)
  • COSRX Hydrium Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser (cleanser)
  • Derma E Hydrating Cleanser (cleanser)
  • Differin Daily Refreshing Cleanser (cleanser)
  • Formula 10.0.6 Melt Away Vitamin C Triple Action Cleanser (cleanser)
  • Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash (cleanser)

How do I check a product with Panthenol?

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.