Does Neutrogena Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Most Neutrogena products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 50 Neutrogena products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 36 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 72%. The one that came up most was Dimethicone, in 13 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 50 of the 171 Neutrogena 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 Neutrogena ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dimethicone | 13 of 50 | Silicone |
| Carbomer | 13 of 50 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Parabens | 7 of 50 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
| Polyacrylate | 6 of 50 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) | 6 of 50 | PEG / glycol |
| Polyacrylamide | 6 of 50 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Acrylates Crosspolymer | 6 of 50 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Acrylates Copolymer | 5 of 50 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Hydro Boost Aqua-Gel
6 flagged ingredients
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Aqua Gel Dagcrème
5 flagged ingredients
Hydro Boost Water Gel Lotion SPF 50
5 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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