1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auSarah Zhanghttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/sarahzhang-usa/Why Those Little Plastic Microbeads In Your Soap Are So Badrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PBDslnJuIU"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/why-those-little-plastic-microbeads-in-your-soap-are-so-bad/">Why Those Little Plastic Microbeads In Your Soap Are So Bad</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/why-those-little-plastic-microbeads-in-your-soap-are-so-bad/embed/#?secret=PBDslnJuIU" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Those Little Plastic Microbeads In Your Soap Are So Bad” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="PBDslnJuIU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/16/sjlmclfegitaebqfemsl.jpg?quality=75640360Illinois became the first state in the US to ban exfoliating plastic beads. Good for Illinois. Plastic microbeads have been running off by the billions into the oceans, causing huge amounts of environmental damage. Yet most consumers didn’t even realise they existed.