When you wake up in the morning, wash your face, apply a skin lotion, take a drink of water, clean your teeth and step outside for a walk near the beach your body is most likely ingesting microplastics the entire time, through your mouth, your nose and your skin.
There is no escape.
It’s bad enough that we ingest microplastics in our food and water. But they also —literally — get under our skin. Microplastics have been reported in consumer products such as face creams, face washes and various other cosmetic products.
