A popular ingredient in beauty products could be creating a new environmental threat. The potentially dangerous contaminants are known as "microbeads," and are no bigger than a grain of salt. The tiny ...

If you brushed your teeth today—and we hope you did—you may have harmed our oceans and the species swimming in them. A new study out of Oregon State University lays out the microplastic problem in our ...

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Your toothbrush bristles may not be the only plastic you put in your mouth this morning — what you probably assume are flavor crystals in your toothpaste may actually be plastic microbeads. And soon, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Environmentalists, lawmakers and representatives of the cosmetics industry met at the Shedd Aquarium on Wednesday day to talk about an agreement to stop the use of "microbeads" in ...

LONDON -- British MPs have issued a report detailing the damage to the environment wreaked by microbeads used in cosmetic products. The report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee ...

A burgeoning beauty influencer was shocked and has issued an online warning for anyone using face wash containing microbeads — after a horrific discovery mid-facial. “Guys, this is wild: So, I just ...

After a blog post by a dental hygienist raised alarm about microbeads in toothpaste, Crest announced that it was planning to stop putting the tiny bits of plastic into its products. But are microbeads ...

You know those colorful, plastic, exfoliating microbeads suspended in hundreds of face and body washes, scrubs and toothpaste? They can pollute waterways and poison fish and birds. Environmentalists, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A TikToker alleges that using a popular face scrub caused her skin to become full of beads. In The Know reached out to Neutrogena ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microbeads—the tiny plastic spheres used as exfoliants in face wash, toothpaste and just about any other beauty products ...