Does Sanex Use Microplastics?
The short answer
Roughly half of the Sanex products we could analyse listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer. Of the 24 Sanex products on Open Beauty Facts with a readable ingredient list, 14 listed at least one flagged synthetic polymer — 58%. 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 24 of the 158 Sanex 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 Sanex ingredient lists
| Ingredient | Products | Why it's flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Dimethicone | 7 of 24 | Silicone |
| Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane | 5 of 24 | Silicone |
| PPG-15 Stearyl Ether | 4 of 24 | PEG / glycol |
| Polyquaternium-7 | 4 of 24 | Acrylate / vinyl polymer |
| Dimethiconol | 3 of 24 | Silicone |
| PPG (Polypropylene Glycol) | 3 of 24 | PEG / glycol |
| PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) | 2 of 24 | PEG / glycol |
| BHT / BHA | 1 of 24 | Plasticiser / chemical of concern |
Example products
Real entries from Open Beauty Facts, showing what the label lists.
Sanex natur protect
4 flagged ingredients
Natur protect anti-traces blanches 24h
3 flagged ingredients
Men Stress Response 48H
3 flagged ingredients
Product images from Open Beauty Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA. Ingredient data under ODbL.
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