Grist: Scrubbing dead skin cells off your face and tartar off your teeth trashes the environment if it`s not done right. The right way to do it is with facial scrubs, shampoo, and toothpaste that do not contain microbeads. The microscopic balls of hard plastic flow down drains and pass through wastewater treatment plants, ending up in rivers, lakes, and oceans, where they enter the food chain.
Finding microbead-free products isn`t easy right now - you have to read ingredient lists and steer clear of......
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New York, California move to ban beauty products containing microbeads
Posted by Grist: John Upton on February 14th, 2014
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