Archive for May 6th, 2008
“Microbead” Facial Scrubs
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008So, youâve heard of those “microbead” facial and body scrubs? Ever wonder what the microbeads are made of? As it turns out, theyâre actually tiny balls of polyethylene plastic: From Orion Magazine: “[PhD student Mark Browne] selects a peach-colored tube of St. Ives Apricot Scrub; its label reads: 100% natural exfoliants. âThis stuff is okay. [...]