Does Cetaphil Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Most Cetaphil products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 22 Cetaphil products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 15 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 68%. The one that came up most was Dimethicone, in 7 of them.
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What this is. Ingredient-label data from Open Beauty Facts (snapshot 2026-07-31), not laboratory testing. Coverage is crowdsourced, partial and Europe-weighted, so this is 22 of the 56 Cetaphil entries in that database, and US formulations often differ. A flagged ingredient is not automatically harmful — a gel thickener and a solid microbead are both synthetic polymers and are not the same risk.
What comes up most in Cetaphil ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dimethicone | 7 of 22 | Silicone |
| PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) | 6 of 22 | PEG / glycol |
| Parabens | 4 of 22 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Acrylates Crosspolymer | 3 of 22 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Dimethiconol | 2 of 22 | Silicone |
| VP/Eicosene Copolymer | 1 of 22 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| BHT / BHA | 1 of 22 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane | 1 of 22 | Silicone |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Daylong
4 flagged ingredients
Baby Eczema Soothing Lotion
4 flagged ingredients
Cetaphil PRO Oil Control Moisturizer with SPF 30
4 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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