Banning microbeads from personal care products shouldn’t be this hard. Not when considering the harm caused by these tiny plastics that are often added to facial cleaners, soaps, cosmetics and ...

IMAGINE a perfectly round, plastic ball smaller than a pinhead. That’s what a microbead is. They’ve been included in facial scrubs, toothpaste, household cleaners and other products that exfoliate for ...

MIDDLEFIELD — One of the best ways to counter the spread of tiny beads of plastic found in some skin cleansers and toothpastes is through public awareness, a biology professor who has conducted water ...

Legislation to ban mirco-plastic particle abrasives, commonly referred to as "microbeads," from being used in products such as facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste passed the California State Assembly ...