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Microplastic Ingredient Checker
Paste any cosmetic, skincare, or personal-care ingredient list and we'll flag every plastic polymer, polyethylene, PEG, acrylates copolymer, carbomer, dimethicone, polyurethane, and 20+ more.
Methodology
What this tool checks
We match your ingredient list against 25+ known microplastic polymers, silicones, PEG variants, acrylate / vinyl polymers, and plasticisers commonly used in cosmetics and personal care. The full list:
- Polyethylene · Microplastic polymer
- Polypropylene · Microplastic polymer
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) · Microplastic polymer
- Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) · Microplastic polymer
- Nylon-12 / Nylon-6 · Microplastic polymer
- Polyurethane · Microplastic polymer
- Polystyrene · Microplastic polymer
- Acrylates Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Acrylates Crosspolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Carbomer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyacrylate · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Methacrylate Copolymers · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- VP/VA Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyquaternium · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Dimethicone · Silicone
- Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane · Silicone
- Trimethicone / Phenyl Trimethicone · Silicone
- Polysilicone-X · Silicone
- PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) · PEG / glycol
- PPG (Polypropylene Glycol) · PEG / glycol
- Parabens · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Phthalates · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- BHT / BHA · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyacrylamide · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Dimethicone Crosspolymer · Silicone
- Amodimethicone · Silicone
- Trimethylsiloxysilicate · Silicone
- Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) · Microplastic polymer
- Hydrogenated Polyisobutene · Microplastic polymer
The tool is conservative: borderline ingredients (e.g. dimethicone, low-PEG variants) are flagged but classed as medium / low concern. The presence of a flagged ingredient doesn't automatically make a product unsafe, concentration, rinse-off vs leave-on, and packaging all factor into real exposure.