Polylactic Acid
Polylactic Acid is an abrasive ingredient. It’s in 6 products on Poliage, most often eye cream, mask and serum. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Polylactic acid: used to scrub or polish.
What it does
Contains Polylactic Acid: abrasive
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 58660, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Polylactic Acid
It Cosmetics
Confidence In A Cream Anti-Aging Moisturizer
Lists fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, silicones
Dermalogica
Multivitamin Power Firm
Eye cream · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
Medicube
PDRN Pink Tension Up Mask
Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Medik8
r-Retinoate Day & Night
Serum · Lists retinoid
Medik8
r-Retinoate Day & Night Eye Serum
Eye cream · Lists retinoid
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Tomatoes Detoxifying Charcoal Cleanser
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
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