Does Dove Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Most Dove products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 46 Dove products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 30 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 65%. The one that came up most was PPG (Polypropylene Glycol), in 15 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 46 of the 661 Dove 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 Dove ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| PPG (Polypropylene Glycol) | 15 of 46 | PEG / glycol |
| Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane | 14 of 46 | Silicone |
| BHT / BHA | 13 of 46 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Dimethicone | 8 of 46 | Silicone |
| Dimethiconol | 8 of 46 | Silicone |
| Carbomer | 7 of 46 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) | 6 of 46 | PEG / glycol |
| PEG-100 Stearate | 6 of 46 | PEG / glycol |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Dove Nourishing Secrets Lait Corps Restoring Coco 250ml
8 flagged ingredients
Restoring ritual body lotion
8 flagged ingredients
Dove Intense care bodylotion
6 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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