Acne-Safe and Acne-Scary Makeup Spotlight: Ilia Beauty

Ilia Beauty is a popular brand that boasts of creating “safe” products using clean and [some] organic ingredients. But remember, clean and acne-safe are not the same thing! Acne doesn’t care about organic, greenwashing, toxic, or non-toxic.

Acne bacteria only worry about if they have the right conditions to thrive. And Ilia doesn’t disappoint…when it comes to clogging pores! Spoiler alert: there’s not a single acne-safe face product. Yikes!

Foundation:

Super Serum Skin Tint SPF40 – No way!

(Isopropyl isostearate, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate)

Skin Rewind Complexion Stick – No way! 

(Ethyhexical palmitate, diisostearyl malate, avocado oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, tribehenin, alaria esculenta extract) 

True Skin Serum Foundation – No way! 

(Coconut alkanes, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate)

Concealer: 

True Skin Serum Concealer – No way!

(polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, isostearyl isostearate, isostearic acid) 

Loose Powder:

Translucent/ Fade Into You – Proceed with caution!

(Zea mays) 

Bronzer:

Sunshift Cream Bronzer – Proceed with caution!

(Zea Mays, haematococcus pluvialis extract)

Blush:

Multi-Stick – No way! 

(Cocoa seed butter, shea butter, avocado oil, zea mays)  

Color Haze – No way!

(Coconut oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, palm oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil)

Highlighter: 

Lightshift Cream Highlighter – Proceed with caution!

(Zea mays, haematococcus pluvialis extract) 

Liquid Light Serum Highlighter – Proceed with caution!

(Diisostearyl malate)