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Last week a Greenpeace poll found that two-thirds of the British public think plastic microbeads used in exfoliant toiletries should be banned. | Last week a Greenpeace poll found that two-thirds of the British public think plastic microbeads used in exfoliant toiletries should be banned. |
The tiny beads - found in face and body scrubs and some toothpastes - are too small to be captured through existing wastewater treatment processes, and wash straight into the ocean where they harm fish and other sea life. | The tiny beads - found in face and body scrubs and some toothpastes - are too small to be captured through existing wastewater treatment processes, and wash straight into the ocean where they harm fish and other sea life. |
The US passed a ban at the end of 2015, with Canada set to follow suit and several EU nations - but not the UK - calling for a legal ban. | The US passed a ban at the end of 2015, with Canada set to follow suit and several EU nations - but not the UK - calling for a legal ban. |
A single cleansing product can contain as many as 360,000 microbeads, while natural, biodegradable alternatives include jojoba beads, apricot kernels, ground nutshells and salt. | A single cleansing product can contain as many as 360,000 microbeads, while natural, biodegradable alternatives include jojoba beads, apricot kernels, ground nutshells and salt. |
Many beauty brands have already stopped using microplastics or committed to do so, but until a blanket ban comes into force, we’ve compiled a handy list of which companies to use and which to consider avoiding. | Many beauty brands have already stopped using microplastics or committed to do so, but until a blanket ban comes into force, we’ve compiled a handy list of which companies to use and which to consider avoiding. |
If you’re unsure, check the label and avoid products containing polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon. | If you’re unsure, check the label and avoid products containing polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon. |
Beat the Bead campaign has a free smartphone app that scans a product’s barcode for plastics, while and Fauna & Flora International’s Good Scrub Guide is a good source of up-to-date information. | Beat the Bead campaign has a free smartphone app that scans a product’s barcode for plastics, while and Fauna & Flora International’s Good Scrub Guide is a good source of up-to-date information. |
Green light - brands that have phased out in new products or never used microplastics | Green light - brands that have phased out in new products or never used microplastics |
Asda | Asda |
Beiersdorf (Nivea) | Beiersdorf (Nivea) |
Boots (own-brand) | Boots (own-brand) |
Botanicals | Botanicals |
Colgate-Palmolive | Colgate-Palmolive |
Co-op (own-brand) | Co-op (own-brand) |
Clarins | Clarins |
Clorox (Burt’s Bees) | Clorox (Burt’s Bees) |
Cussons | Cussons |
Dr Hauschka | Dr Hauschka |
La Roche-Posay | La Roche-Posay |
Liz Earle | Liz Earle |
L’Oréal (owns Body Shop, Garnier, Kiehl’s, Lancome, La Roche Posay) | L’Oréal (owns Body Shop, Garnier, Kiehl’s, Lancome, La Roche Posay) |
Lush | Lush |
Morrisons (own-brand) | Morrisons (own-brand) |
Neal’s Yard Remedies | Neal’s Yard Remedies |
Oral-B | Oral-B |
Palmer’s | Palmer’s |
REN | REN |
Rituals | Rituals |
Sainsbury’s (own-brand) | Sainsbury’s (own-brand) |
St Ives | St Ives |
Unilever (owns Dermalogica, Dove, Pond’s, Simple) | Unilever (owns Dermalogica, Dove, Pond’s, Simple) |
Waitrose (own-brand) | Waitrose (own-brand) |
Weleda | Weleda |
Amber - brands with products currently containing microplastics but plans to phase out their use | Amber - brands with products currently containing microplastics but plans to phase out their use |
Avon (phasing out but no date announced) | Avon (phasing out but no date announced) |
Bliss (owned by Steiner Leisure) - end of 2016 | Bliss (owned by Steiner Leisure) - end of 2016 |
Christian Dior - by 2017 | Christian Dior - by 2017 |
Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer toothpaste) - researching alternatives | Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer toothpaste) - researching alternatives |
Elemis (owned by Steiner Leisure) - 2018 | Elemis (owned by Steiner Leisure) - 2018 |
Estée Lauder (owns Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Darphin, Origins, Lab Series for men) - currently in the process of removing microbeads from products that contain them | Estée Lauder (owns Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Darphin, Origins, Lab Series for men) - currently in the process of removing microbeads from products that contain them |
Elizabeth Arden - June 2016-April 2017 | Elizabeth Arden - June 2016-April 2017 |
Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Neutrogena) - end of 2017 | Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Neutrogena) - end of 2017 |
L’Occitane - committed to removing them as quickly as possible from remaining products | L’Occitane - committed to removing them as quickly as possible from remaining products |
M&S (own-brand) - 2016 | M&S (own-brand) - 2016 |
Proctor and Gamble (owns Crest toothpaste, Gillette, Olay) - by 2017 | Proctor and Gamble (owns Crest toothpaste, Gillette, Olay) - by 2017 |
Reckitt Benckiser (Clearasil) - end of 2017 | Reckitt Benckiser (Clearasil) - end of 2017 |
Superdrug (own-brand products) - by end of 2016 | Superdrug (own-brand products) - by end of 2016 |
Tesco (own-brand range) - by 2017 | Tesco (own-brand range) - by 2017 |
Red list - brand still using microplastics with no firm plans to phase them out, or did not respond in time for publication | Red list - brand still using microplastics with no firm plans to phase them out, or did not respond in time for publication |
Coty (owns philosophy) | Coty (owns philosophy) |
Sisley | Sisley |