The clear retainer in your mouth isn't as clean as it looks.

Traditional retainers are made from PETG, a petroleum-based plastic. The Unplastic retainer is made from PHA, a biopolymer grown by microbes. Watch what happens to each over time.

0nights of wear

Standard (PETG)

Sheds persistent microplastic flakes that stick around in your body.

Particles Accumulate

Unplastic

Particles break down into a molecule your body already produces (3-hydroxybutyric acid)

Particles Break Down

The average retainer persists in your body.

Worn 6-8 hours a night, for years.

Heat, moisture, and abrasion break plastic down over time.

Anything that doesn't manage to get out accumulates forever.

The solution

The retainer is made from PHA, grown by microbes and broken down safely by your body.

Grown by microbes, not refined from petroleum
Breaks down into a molecule your body already makes
Third-party tested for contaminants

Grown through fermentation

The Unplastic promise.

ClassificationUnplasticStandard Retainer
Material originMicrobial fermentationCrude oil
Product lifecycleDesigned to break downCenturies
Microplastic sheddingDesigned to avoid persistent sheddingDocumented under wear
BPA / phthalates / PFASNot detectedVaries by manufacturer
Made byUnplasticMass plastic manufacturers

Classification	Unplastic	Standard Retainer
Material origin	Microbial fermentation	Crude oil
Product lifecycle	Designed to break down	Centuries
Microplastic shedding	Designed to avoid persistent shedding	Documented under wear
BPA / phthalates / PFAS	Not detected	Varies by manufacturer
Made by	Unplastic	Mass plastic manufacturers

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The clear retainer in your mouth isn't as clean as it looks.

The average retainer persists in your body.

The retainer is made from PHA, grown by microbes and broken down safely by your body.

The Unplastic promise.

Familiar to your biology.

Paranoid, so you don't have to be.

Clean shouldn't feel like a sacrifice.