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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
- Nylon-12 · Microplastic polymer
- Nylon-6 · Microplastic polymer
- Nylon-66 · Microplastic polymer
- PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) · Microplastic polymer
- Polyester-1 (and Polyester-3 to -11) · Microplastic polymer
- PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) · Microplastic polymer
- Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA / PVAc) · Microplastic polymer
- Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVOH / PVA) · Microplastic polymer
- Polylactic Acid (PLA) · Microplastic polymer
- Polyamide (and Polyamide-2 to -8) · Microplastic polymer
- Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) · Microplastic polymer
- Polyethylene Isoterephthalate · Microplastic polymer
- Polypropylene Terephthalate · Microplastic polymer
- Ethylene/VA Copolymer · Microplastic polymer
- Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer · Microplastic polymer
- Styrene/DVB Copolymer · Microplastic polymer
- Polyimide-1 · Microplastic polymer
- Polyurethane-2 · Microplastic polymer
- Polyurethane-35 · Microplastic polymer
- Polyethylene/Polypropylene Copolymer · Microplastic polymer
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Sodium Acrylates Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Allyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- VP/Hexadecene Copolymer · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyquaternium-7 · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyquaternium-10 · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Polyquaternium-11 · Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer · Microplastic polymer
- Cyclopentasiloxane (D5) · Silicone
- Cyclotetrasiloxane (D4) · Silicone
- Cyclohexasiloxane (D6) · Silicone
- Dimethiconol · Silicone
- Phenyl Trimethicone · Silicone
- Caprylyl Methicone · Silicone
- Cetearyl Methicone · Silicone
- Stearyl Dimethicone · Silicone
- Methicone · Silicone
- Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone · Silicone
- Silica Dimethyl Silylate · Silicone
- Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer · Silicone
- Polyphenylsilsesquioxane · Silicone
- Polysilicone-11 · Silicone
- Hydrogenated Dimethicone · Silicone
- PEG-100 Stearate · PEG / glycol
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · PEG / glycol
- PEG-12 Dimethicone · PEG / glycol
- PEG-150 Distearate · PEG / glycol
- PPG-15 Stearyl Ether · PEG / glycol
- DEHP (Diethylhexyl Phthalate) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- DEP (Diethyl Phthalate) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Bisphenol A (BPA) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Bisphenol S (BPS) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Triclosan · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Lilial) · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- DMDM Hydantoin · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Imidazolidinyl Urea · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Diazolidinyl Urea · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Quaternium-15 · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Perfluorodecalin · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Resorcinol · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Toluene · Plasticiser / chemical of concern
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.