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The Big "Microbead" Debate

If, like me, you watch adverts on TV, or listen on the radio and are drawn into amazing new exciting products and brands that offer us results that we all want right? Who doesn't want bright, white teeth? Or cellulite free skin that looks ageless? I know I want all of these... Its proof that a huge amount of consumers also do because we are buying and the supplier is making to keep up with our demands. In doing this, I think sometimes we may loose touch on why we are using the products and also at what price do we have to pay in order to use them? Did you exfoliate recently with a scrub. Or brushed your teeth with a smooth minty toothpaste? Most likely you have unknowingly smothered polluting plastics on your body and washed them down your drains and therefore into our oceans. Whilst the media leads us into believing these products are great for our skins and bodies. Beauty experts and ethical campaigners are now critising us as to why we need these tiny plastic beads in pro