CIDESCO supports ban on plastic microbeads

CIDESCO, the world standard for beauty and spa therapy, has called on its global membership to help protect the environment and health of the planet by use safer alternatives to microbeads in skincare products.

While it may be common knowledge that plastic bottles and containers are bad for the environment, it has more recently come to light that it’s also the plastic microbeads contents that can cause environmental damage. Found in cosmetic products including scrubs, exfoliators, cleansers and soaps, studies have shown that fish often mistake plastic microbeads for food and eat them, resulting in toxins further up the food chain.

CIDESCO’s President, Anna-Cari Gund commented: “Plastic pollution has become a man-made global catastrophe. As a worldwide organisation we know that together our members can make a difference in helping to prevent this situation getting worse.  We have therefore issued an appeal to all our members to review the products they are using and where necessary swap the products containing microbeads with safe alternatives.”

The State Assembly of California has passed a bill banning plastic microbeads used in cosmetic products with other States in the process of doing the same, while the Netherlands has already banned the use of microbeads across the country.

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