A popular ingredient in beauty products could be creating a new environmental threat. The potentially dangerous contaminants are known as "microbeads," and are no bigger than a grain of salt. The tiny ...

If you brushed your teeth today—and we hope you did—you may have harmed our oceans and the species swimming in them. A new study out of Oregon State University lays out the microplastic problem in our ...

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Your toothbrush bristles may not be the only plastic you put in your mouth this morning — what you probably assume are flavor crystals in your toothpaste may actually be plastic microbeads. And soon, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Environmentalists, lawmakers and representatives of the cosmetics industry met at the Shedd Aquarium on Wednesday day to talk about an agreement to stop the use of "microbeads" in ...

Microbeads are very small bits of plastic that manufacturers use to supply scrubbing power to body washes, exfoliators, toothpastes, and other cleansing products. They look like tiny spheres. They ...

Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to protect the Great Lakes from the small plastic microbeads used in body washes, soaps and other personal care products to exfoliate the skin. Sens.

New York, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biodegradable microbeads, designed as small, eco-friendly particulates, have found widespread applications, especially in personal care and cosmetics, where ...

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 ...

A burgeoning beauty influencer was shocked and has issued an online warning for anyone using face wash containing microbeads — after a horrific discovery mid-facial. “Guys, this is wild: So, I just ...

After a blog post by a dental hygienist raised alarm about microbeads in toothpaste, Crest announced that it was planning to stop putting the tiny bits of plastic into its products. But are microbeads ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microbeads—the tiny plastic spheres used as exfoliants in face wash, ...