They’ve been discovered in our drinking water, food, and now even products like toothpaste, which we ostensibly use to care ...

Microplastics are small pieces of plastic, typically under 5mm, which have come from the disintegration of large plastics or have been created to be sold for use (microbeads in cosmetics).

Microbeads hit the headlines when these tiny ... Beauty products increasingly use vegan formulas, and cosmetics product safety can now be assured without animal testing―some brands are going ...

Microbeads are tiny plastic spheres found in a wide range of cosmetics. Although the U.S. has banned the use of microbeads in “rinse-off” products, they are still allowed in many cosmetics ...

There’s long been concern about how exposure to microplastics — found in cosmetics and toothpaste ... serve a specific purpose, such as microbeads in cosmetic products to exfoliate skin.

Last week, the UK government announced plans to ban microbeads in cosmetics and cleaning products by 2017. The ban follows the successful introduction of the 5p plastic bag charge, which has led ...