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Ban on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics. [40] Italy: 1 January 2020 Ban on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics. [41] [42] New Zealand: 7 June 2018 Ban on import, manufacture, and sale of microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics. [43] South Korea: 1 July 2017 Ban on sale of microbeads in cosmetics. [44] Sweden: 1 January 2019
Other products are not included, for example, other personal care products, cleaning products, and make-up. States like California already had strict bans on microbeads that were designed to avoid loopholes that would allow for harmful substitutes, while other states, like Illinois, banned microbeads, but allowed for biodegradable plastic products.
Plastic Soup Foundation is a non-profit marine conservation organisation that aims to reduce plastic pollution. [1] [2] Established in 2011, Plastic Soup Foundation advocates towards imposing bans and/or voluntary phase-outs of microbeads in cosmetics at a global scale with the Beat the Microbead campaign.
Microbeads were commonly used in shower gels until recently. Microbeads are tiny spheres of plastic that were added to a variety of cosmetic products for their exfoliating qualities. [11] They are too small to filter out of water systems and end up in waterways and oceans, potentially passing toxins to animal life and humans. [12]
Ingredients of cosmetic products are listed following International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI). These INCI names often differ greatly from systematic chemical nomenclature or from more common trivial names. The below tables are sorted as follows:
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Bind – Microbeads bind to the desired target, relative to the specific affinity of the ligand on the surface of the beads. Wash – Microbeads will move to the side of the tube in response to a magnetic field, along with the bound material. This happens quickly and efficiently because of the magnetic field and the micro-sized particles.
Cosmetics are composed of mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources or synthetically created ones. [1] Cosmetics have various purposes, including personal and skin care. They can also be used to conceal blemishes and enhance natural features (such as the eyebrows and eyelashes). Makeup can also add colour to a person's ...