Deb Group Goes Plastic Microbead Free

Deb Group, the Charlotte, NC-based away-from-home skin care company, says its manufacturing process is now 100% free of plastic microbeads in North America.

The company's main product lines, including Deb Stoko, DebMed and KrestoGT were already free of any plastic scrubbers since their launch, the firm said.
 
“It is important for us to minimize our environmental footprint as much as possible. Last year, we launched the Deb Stoko range with microbead-free heavy duty cleansers. All Solopol and Kresto branded products have always contained natural scrubbers, that are safe for the skin and our environment,” said Isabelle Faivre, vice president of marketing, Deb North America. “Today, we are raising the bar by removing all plastic beads from our manufacturing process in the few remaining legacy formulations, hoping our competition will follow us soon. Plastic beads are toxic to the environment, polluting our water streams and food chain. And what you washed your hands with today may end up on your plate in the near future. ”
 
The move comes following passge of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which bans personal-care products from containing microbeads in order to help remove plastic pollution from water supplies. The law prohibits soaps, body washes, toothpaste and other personal-care products from containing plastic or bioplastic beads as of July 1, 2017. The law also prohibits the sale of products containing microbeads as of July 1, 2019.

Deb’s heavy-duty cleansers use natural scrubbers, including cornmeal, olive stone and walnut shells.