phytelephas aequatorialis
In the tropical and humid mountains of Ecuador There is a single plant called Tagua or vegetal Ivory, similar for its morphology to the palms, although it is not botanically a palm but, belongs [...]
Palm Seed Powder ¨Phytelephas Aequatorialis¨
Ecuadorian palm ivory, is a vegetable known as replace to exfolianting ingrendient, his tree is sustainably harvested, nowdays is used as exfoliant abrasive, also is white absolutly. The process is ground in microbeads of differents [...]
exfoliators endanger the oceans
What are these plastic particles? These persistent and tiny plastic fragments are made from synthetic polymers such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), the names of which can be seen on product labels. They are [...]
corozo nut
The history of Tagua marketing is truly fascinating. The "vegetal ivory" was consolidated in the late nineteenth century as a precious export product, much sought after in Europe and produced by Germans who migrated to [...]
microspheres corozo
Among the plastic wastes that exist in the marine waters we distinguish two types according to their size: macroplastics and microplastics. Most of the microplastics are formed from the larger ones, due to the physical [...]
Cosmetic microspheres that pollute the seas
Microspheres are tiny pieces of plastic that are added to some cosmetics, such as exfoliating creams, shower gels and some toothpastes, because of their abrasive properties. They help eliminate dead cells from the surface of [...]