As of January 2018 #Plasticmicrobeads could no longer be used in #cosmetics and personal care products in the UK, after a long-promised ban came into effect. The ban initially bars the manufacture of such products and a ban on sales will follow in July. Although we at @protostardistro stated in our manifesto and consciousness that we would never stock products from our manufacturers that contained these products. . Thousands of tonnes of plastic #microbeads from products such as #exfoliatingfacescrubs and #toothpastes wash into the #sea every year, where they harm #wildlife and can ultimately be eaten by people. The UK government first pledged to ban plastic microbeads in September 2016, following a US ban in 2015. . The huge problem of #plasticpollution choking the #oceans has gained a high profile with recent revelations that there are five trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world’s seas and that the #debris has reached the most remote parts of the oceans, Microbeads are a small but significant part of this which campaigners argued was the easiest to prevent. . #ProtoStarDistro always chooses #EthicsBeforeProfits #banmicrobeads #microbeadsbanned #savetheoceans #savethewildlife #sealife #nocruelty #recycler follow @protostardistro to #NurtureYourNature