Tagua Nut is the seed from a genus of palm trees known as Phytelephas macrocarpa. These palms are natives of ecuator to the tropical rainforests of South America and can live up to 180 years. After about 13 years the Tagua palm will produce its fruit for the first time and will not stop bearing [...]
The microbeads plastics we are talking about are very small plastic "beads" contained in the vast majority of personal care products such as exfoliating gels, toothpaste, moisturizers and many more. They are made mainly of polyethylene (PE) but also of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), as well as methyl polymethacrylate (PMMA) and nylon debris. These [...]
Most personal care products used daily contain plastic among their ingredients, which is why the UK will ban 'microbeads' from products marketed in the European country. But what is a 'microbead'? 'Microbeads' or microspheres are a subgroup within the group of microplastics having a size between 0.1 micrometers to 5 millimeters and its purpose is [...]
