{"id":1583,"date":"2014-09-20T12:25:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T10:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosmacon.de\/?page_id=1583"},"modified":"2017-01-01T16:53:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T15:53:23","slug":"pe-beads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/en\/services\/cosmetic-companies\/pe-beads\/","title":{"rendered":"PE-Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PE-Bead Alternatives for body scrub<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1062 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PE-Beads1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"PE-Beads\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PE-Beads1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PE-Beads1-702x474.jpg 702w, https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PE-Beads1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/PE-Beads1.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Plastic beads such as PE-Beads have been used for several years in body scrub, peeling creams, shower gels, soaps and toothpastes. Today their effect on the environment is being questioned &#8211; a hot topic that we at Cosmacon\u00a0want to address.<\/p>\n<p>Research has shown that these beads are so small that they are not retained in waste water processing plants and what is more, cannot be biologically degraded.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequence PE-Beads are building up in the environment. They have found their way into our seas and rivers and as a consequence inevitably into our food-chain. Our recommendation is to find an alternative to PE-Beads NOW to avoid consumer concern and to prevent a certain loss of image and business in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are plenty of alternatives to choose from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wax beads \u2013 made from various waxes such as jojoba beads, bees wax, carnauba, micro-wax etc.<\/li>\n<li>Natural substances such as sand, nut shells, silica, pumice stone and cork which are available with and without certification<\/li>\n<li>Polymer particles such as polylactic acid, mannan and cellulose<\/li>\n<li>Most alternatives are available in white or coloured variations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cosmacon\u00a0can help you find the right bead alternative for your product:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will check the best quality alternatives that would suit your\u00a0body scrub<\/li>\n<li>We then produce formulations with several bead alternatives<\/li>\n<li>We can then do stability testing<\/li>\n<li>And organise application tests and the optimisation of your product concept<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/en\/contact\/\">So don\u00b4t delay \u2013 call us now for an estimate\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cosmetic Salons \/ Dermatologists \/ Pharmacies\" href=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/en\/services\/cosmetic-salons-dermatologists-pharmacies\/\">Cosmetic Salons \/ Dermatologists \/ Pharmacies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Surfactant Emulsifiers\" href=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/en\/services\/surfactant_emulsifiers\/\">Surfactants \/ Emulsifiers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Raw Material Suppliers \/ Distributors\" href=\"https:\/\/relaunch.cosmacon.de\/en\/services\/raw-material-suppliers-distributors\/\">Raw material suppliers \/ Distributors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PE-Bead Alternatives for body scrub Plastic beads such as PE-Beads have been used for several years in body scrub, peeling creams, shower gels, soaps and toothpastes. Today their effect on the environment is being questioned &#8211; a hot topic that we at Cosmacon\u00a0want to address. 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