Microbeads in your grooming products are ruining the environment.
Your Face Scrub Is Wreaking Havoc On Marine Life
Microbeads in cosmetics have been a growing problem for quite some time now. The tiny plastic beads in body scrubs and face washes are slowly building up in the water system and could eventually cause major environmental issues, meaning that for the sake of glowing skin, we’ve been unknowingly ruining our ecosystem for years.
The Irish Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten, said that a single shower can lead to over 100,000 of these plastic pollutants going into our water systems.
There are tonnes of plastic floating in our seas, but microbeads are more damaging due to their minuscule size.
They can be mistaken for food by fish in the sea and make their way back up the food chain.
A United Nations report on microbeads highlighted the potential for these plastics to cause an attributable risk to human health.
How Can You Help?
You can protect marine life and the environment by looking out for alternative scrubs which use natural, biodegradable ingredients to exfoliate, like grains, ground nut shells, seaweed husk, salt and sugar crystals.
If we start to avoid the products that use microbeads, we protect our environment. The choice is, literally, in our hands.
NEUÚ’s Face Scrub is microbead free so it is a perfect alternative! We use seaweed husk particles, rich in protein, antioxidants and marine minerals. Excellent for removing dead skin cells and promoting their regeneration with regular use. No microbeads or chemicals.
Exfoliation is important part of the male skincare regime to prevent ingrown hairs and razor bumps.
Microbeads in your grooming products are ruining the environment.
Your Face Scrub Is Wreaking Havoc On Marine Life
Microbeads in cosmetics have been a growing problem for quite some time now. The tiny plastic beads in body scrubs and face washes are slowly building up in the water system and could eventually cause major environmental issues, meaning that for the sake of glowing skin, we’ve been unknowingly ruining our ecosystem for years.
The Irish Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten, said that a single shower can lead to over 100,000 of these plastic pollutants going into our water systems.
The tiny beads are just too small to be filtered out as the water passes through wastewater treatment plants, meaning they eventually reach the sea and wreck havoc on marine life.
Food Chain
There are tonnes of plastic floating in our seas, but microbeads are more damaging due to their minuscule size.
They can be mistaken for food by fish in the sea and make their way back up the food chain.
A United Nations report on microbeads highlighted the potential for these plastics to cause an attributable risk to human health.
How Can You Help?
You can protect marine life and the environment by looking out for alternative scrubs which use natural, biodegradable ingredients to exfoliate, like grains, ground nut shells, seaweed husk, salt and sugar crystals.
If we start to avoid the products that use microbeads, we protect our environment. The choice is, literally, in our hands.
NEUÚ’s Face Scrub is microbead free so it is a perfect alternative! We use seaweed husk particles, rich in protein, antioxidants and marine minerals. Excellent for removing dead skin cells and promoting their regeneration with regular use. No microbeads or chemicals.
Exfoliation is important part of the male skincare regime to prevent ingrown hairs and razor bumps.