Hate to break it to you, but here it goes: those cheery cleanser commercials of your teendom had it all wrong. While commercialized “micro-scrubbers” were all the rage circa mid-90s, what our younger selves didn’t know is that we were actually doing a dastardly environmental deed each time we went to de-flake our faces. Microbeads are the new hot toxin on the town – or rather, the rivers, lakes, and oceans around town. These tiny polyethylene beads, which can soak up toxins like a sponge, essentially look like food to fish and other water-bound creatures, posing a huge threat to our wildlife and ecosystem. What’s a green goddess to do? Go the natural route (and save your fine finned friends) by using one of these skin-smoothing all-natural scrubs this fall…
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