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New Ban on Micro Beads and Glitter is spreading worldwide. Will the FDA follow suit?
The FDA has already banned plastic micro beads in cosmetics and there is good reason to speculate that glitter may follow. The issue is not whether it is hazardous to humans but the environmental impact on our waterways and fish. Glitter is made from plastic sheets and used in a wide array of products, including cosmetics. When washed down the drain, glitter becomes a subset of marine plastic litter known as microplastic. Many of our customers are jumping ahead of the possible FDA ruling and looking for safer alternatives. Our Superstars are earth friendly replacements and many of our customers are already using...
Discover Harvard’s Collection of 2,500 Pigments: Preserving the World’s Rare, Wonderful Colors
Discover Harvard’s Collection of 2,500 Pigments: Preserving the World’s Rare, Wonderful Colors
Could Glow in the Dark Pigments Replace Streetlights?
Could Sparkling Glow-in-the-Dark Pavement Replace Street Lights? Copied from: TakePart is the digital news and lifestyle magazine from Participant Media, the company behind such acclaimed documentaries as CITIZENFOUR, An Inconvenient Truth and Food, Inc. and feature films including Lincoln and Spotlight. This energy-efficient technology to illuminate pathways is environmentally friendly and beautiful. A bike path in Cambridge, England glows with a brilliant blue. (Photo: Pro-Teq/Youtube) OCT 30, 2013· 2 MIN READ A Bay Area native, Andri Antoniades has previously worked as a fashion industry journalist and a medical writer. Keeping parks well lit at night can be a costly means to ensure pedestrian and cyclist safety. But a British-based company...
Discovery of a New Blue with Miraculous Properties
Art World The Chemist Who Discovered the World’s Newest Blue Explains Its Miraculous Properties The new pigment is called YInMn blue, and it doesn't fade. Sarah Cascone, June 20, 2016 Chemist Mas Subramanian. Courtesy of Oregon State University. The world’s newest shade of blue, a brilliantly bright, durable pigment called YInMn blue, has been licensed for commercial use and is already in the hands of some artists. The pigment was discovered in 2009 by chemist Mas Subramanian and his team at Oregon State University while they were conducting experiments connected to electronics. For one series of tests, the scientists mixed black manganese oxide with a variety...
FDA USE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTS TO MONITOR COSMETIC SAFETY
FDA USE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTS TO MONITOR COSMETIC SAFETY