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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.
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
- Dimethicone — Silicone
- Cyclomethicone / Cyclopentasiloxane — Silicone
- Trimethicone / Phenyl Trimethicone — Silicone
- Polysilicone-X — Silicone
- PEG (Polyethylene Glycol) — PEG / glycol
- PPG (Polypropylene Glycol) — PEG / glycol
- Polyquaternium — Acrylate / vinyl polymer
- Parabens — Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- Phthalates — Plasticiser / chemical of concern
- BHT / BHA — 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.