Does Clarins Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Most Clarins products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 27 Clarins products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 18 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 67%. The one that came up most was Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Lilial), 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 27 of the 50 Clarins 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 Clarins ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Lilial) | 7 of 27 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Hydrogenated Polyisobutene | 6 of 27 | Microplastic polymer |
| Dimethicone | 5 of 27 | Silicone |
| Polyacrylamide | 4 of 27 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| PEG-100 Stearate | 3 of 27 | PEG / glycol |
| Carbomer | 3 of 27 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Dimethiconol | 3 of 27 | Silicone |
| Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane | 2 of 27 | Silicone |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Baume super hydratant Clarins Men
7 flagged ingredients
Body Fit
5 flagged ingredients
ClarinsMen Stick Anti-Transpirant
4 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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