Plant-based microbeads made from everyday ingredients like green tea and seaweed have helped mice shed weight by trapping fats in the gut, reports a new study published in Cell Biomaterials.
A variety of microbeads magnified 65 times under a microscope. A standard paperclip is shown for size comparison. (Photo courtesy Plastic Free Seas) WASHINGTON, DC, December 29, 2015 (ENS) – President ...
WASHINGTON --Plastic microbeads used in soaps, body washes and other personal-care products will be phased out starting in 2017 under legislation approved by Congress and sent to the president. The ...
Next time you exfoliate, you may want to rethink your routine, especially if your facial cleanser contains microbeads. These little guys have just been officially banned with a new piece of ...
In a major victory for environmentalists — and for wild creatures who live in rivers and oceans — the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to phase out the use of plastic microbeads in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A TikToker alleges that using a popular face scrub caused her skin to become full of beads. In The Know reached out to Neutrogena ...
President Obama recently signed a bill that bans microbeads - tiny bits of plastic that can clog waterways - from an array of products ranging from soaps, body wash and toothpaste. The new regulations ...
Face washes and exfoliants containing microbeads—those tiny beads that scrub off dirt, impurities, and dead skin cells—are no longer. President Obama signed a bill on December 30 that bans the use of ...
If you're one of the millions of Americans who use facial cleansers containing microbeads, it's time to find a new beauty regimen. A new law approved by Congress in December bans the manufacturing of ...
Environmental activists are applauding a new law signed by President Obama this week outlawing microbeads that are used in personal care products. The bill is known as the Microbead-Free Waters Act, ...
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed bipartisan legislation that will phase out the use of plastic “microbeads” in soaps, body washes and other personal-care products to protect U.S ...