Does Clinique Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Roughly half of the Clinique products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 20 Clinique products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 12 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 60%. The one that came up most was PEG (Polyethylene Glycol), in 8 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 20 of the 37 Clinique 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 Clinique ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) | 8 of 20 | PEG / glycol |
| Dimethicone | 5 of 20 | Silicone |
| PPG (Polypropylene Glycol) | 4 of 20 | PEG / glycol |
| Polyethylene | 3 of 20 | Microplastic polymer |
| Polyquaternium-7 | 3 of 20 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| BHT / BHA | 2 of 20 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Hydrogenated Polyisobutene | 2 of 20 | Microplastic polymer |
| Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer | 1 of 20 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator 75 ml
5 flagged ingredients
Take The Day Off Cleansing Oil
4 flagged ingredients
Fresh Pressed 7-Day System with Pure Vitamin C
4 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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