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Tool identifies which cosmetics have microplastic

20/03/2014

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Many do not know , but the toiletries there microparticles of plastic, which can not be seen with the naked eye. To identify the presence of these items , harmful to health and the environment , researchers from two Dutch NGOs have developed an application . 

Called "Beat the Microbead " (in Portuguese , Fight the microspheres ) , the tool was created for smartphones. Simply consumers download the app and scan the bar code of the product . Then appears one of three colors: red (meaning that the object in question contains microplastic ) , yellow ( the product has microplastic , but the manufacturer has announced the replacement of the material in a given period ) or green (product free of plastics ) .

According to Ecycle portal , the application was developed by NGOs : North Sea Foundation (North Sea Foundation ) and the Plastic Soup Foundation ( Plastic Soup Foundation ) . Through an initiative of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands and the NGO Fauna & Flora International , located in the UK , the tool will be available for international use .

In Brazil , for example , the version is in testing phase . For now , consumers have the option of checking products with microplastic already cataloged by the NGO Global Garbage . There are pictures scrubs, bath products , toothpaste , check here .

Danger of plastic in cosmetic

Also called microspheres , the micro-plastics are formed from natural or synthetic materials such as glass, ceramics or polymers . The small beads are used mainly to exfoliate the skin and remove impurities . However , if on one hand the human being is " cleaner " , secondly it contributes to the dirt that takes account of the marine habitat.

This is because the network of treatment can not filter particles so that they create the " plastic soup " at sea - and the animals ingest plastic mistaking it for food .
Consequently , influences humans that feed on infected animals .


Source : live Clico

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