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Exfoliating Soaps Are Adding Plastic Particles to Our Oceans and Waterways

"...the exfoliating ingredient in Olay's body wash, and in most similar big-brand products... is actually made out of plastic: tiny particles of polyethylene that scrub the dirt from your face and then wash straight down the drain and into watersheds and, eventually, oceans." - excerpt from this Slate article.

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