So it turns out that glitter is destroying the ecosystem. Not only that, glitter is potentially harmful to humans too. Now, many scientists are urging glitter to be banned.
I’m calling homophobia. That’s right, playing the “gay card.” What you gonna do about it? This is HOMOPHOBIA right here. Plain and simple. Okay, not actually, but I swear to God this does feel like a direct attack on the queer community.
Here’s the Tea.
Glitter is made of plastic and the small size of the particles make them a potential ecological hazard, especially in the ocean. Because if you’re not finding glitter on your bed four days after you wore it to the club, then it flushed down the drain and wound up in the ocean.
“I think all glitter should be banned, because it’s microplastic,” Dr Trisia Farrelly, an environmental anthropologist at Massey University, told The Independent. “Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimetres in length. Their size makes them an appealing – though dangerous – food item for many animals.”
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They can even end up in our food. One study, led by Professor Richard Thompson, reported that plastic was found in a third of UK-caught fish. That means, we can end up consuming the remains of these microplastics.
That’s kind of gross. Glitter should be on my face, not in my food.
Many companies, like the large cosmetics chain Lush, are replacing glitter in their products with synthetic, biodegradable alternatives.
The move was praised by Dr Sue Kinsey, Senior Pollution Policy Officer at the Marine Conservation Society. “It’s a positive move by the company, who have listened to advice and clearly understand the threat,” she said.
So what do you think, will this discourage you from using glitter from now on?
