{"id":36331,"date":"2025-12-03T12:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polypropylene\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:58:19","slug":"polypropylene","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polypropylene\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYPROPYLENE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polypropylene is often used in cosmetics as a packaging material, particularly due to its lightness and strength. In formulations, it can be present in the form of small beads used as mechanical exfoliants.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Other (material\/exfoliant)<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe when used correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, polypropylene is synthetic and therefore suitable for a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: As a packaging material, polypropylene is valued for its durability and recyclability. When used as an exfoliant, it is important to note that plastic microbeads can have a negative environmental impact, which has led to restrictions in some countries.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Cosmetic packaging, mechanical exfoliating scrubs (although less and less frequently due to environmental concerns).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-36331","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/36331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}