# @drdustinportela on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYQT3IAjzEi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65486406-drdustinportela-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ff8b2e0207.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-12T22:12:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Dustin Portela | Skincare & Health Expert (@drdustinportela) — https://gondola.cc/drdustinportela

## Caption

The internet came for Alix Earle's Reale Actives Dew More Moisturizer hard — specifically because it contains shea butter. And as a dermatologist, I need to address this directly.⁠
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Yes, shea butter shows up on some comedogenic calculators online. But here's what those calculators don't tell you: comedogenicity is about concentration and the full formulation — not the presence of a single ingredient in isolation.⁠
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Dr. Kiran Mian (the board-certified dermatologist behind this line) is not going to formulate an acne moisturizer that causes acne. The shea butter here is at a low concentration, balanced with lighter emollients, and designed for proper absorption. It was clinically tested and confirmed non-comedogenic.⁠
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This is a perfect example of ingredient shaming going wrong. One ingredient on a list does not tell you how a product performs on skin.⁠
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Stop letting internet calculators replace actual dermatology. 🩺⁠
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#RealeActives #AlixEarle #SheaButter

## Stats

- **Views:** 542
- **Likes:** 30
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- **Comments:** 1

## Tags

realeactives, alixearle, sheabutter

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