Microbeads - No more.
OK . So, in the news this week: 'MPs call for a ban on plastic microbeads.' What are microbeads I hear you ask? What do they do? Why does it affect me? Microbeads can be seen here in toothpaste credit: www.medicaldaily.com Microbeads are small pieces of plastic, smaller than 5 mm, commonly made of polyethylene or even other crude oil products such as polypropylene and polystyrene. These beads provide shape and abrasion to products that need to scrub off dead skin, dirt and food. They are used in a vast range of cleaning & cosmetic products that we all use daily and their minute size means they can easily pass through our drains and water filtration systems until they float right out into the ocean. A single tube of Johnson & Johnson’s Clean & Clear facial scrub can contain up to 330,000 plastic beads. 100,000 microbeads can be washed down the drain, from some products, in just one application. So what's all the fuss about? I've never had ...