"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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So...what is wrong with just soap and a washrag???



If you've shopped for facial soap lately, chances are you've seen products
with microbeads, tiny balls of plastic said to help exfoliate your skin. The
beads have been detected in more than 200 different consumer products; most
fall under the category of facial cleansers, but the beads also make their
way into soaps, sunscreens, even toothpaste.

Manufacturers like them because they’re smoother than many natural
exfoliants like salt, apricot pits, or walnut husks. And American consumers
like them enough to buy cosmetics containing more than 573,000 pounds of
them each year.

But there's a problem with microbeads.

http://www.motherjones.com/environme...cean-pollution

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I can remember reading when I was a teen not to use walnut husks because
they could scratch your skin. I found this to be true. I made my own scrub
with cornmeal and honey. Add lemon juice for oily skin, avocado for dry.

As an adult I tried oatmeal. Worked fine but didn't go down the drain so
well.

Then I switched to salt. Even cheap salt will work although some swear by
sea salt. I do have a bar of sea salt that works just fine. Otherwise I
mix the salt with some water, perhaps a drop or two of oil, and the same
with essential oil if I want scent. Or I just use my body wash and a brush.
No need for beads.