{"id":369,"date":"2014-02-28T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=369"},"modified":"2016-04-12T09:24:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T15:24:45","slug":"pcc-finding-alternatives-synthetic-exfoliating-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/369\/pcc-finding-alternatives-synthetic-exfoliating-beads\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Alternatives to Synthetic Exfoliating Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-370\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2014\/02\/Exfoliator-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"Exfoliator\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Exfoliator-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Exfoliator.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Do the current environmental issues with exfoliating beads have you searching for natural alternatives for your personal care formulations? With recent discoveries of synthetic beads polluting bodies of water and being ingested by marine life, manufacturers have recognized the need to eliminate them all together. Let\u2019s review the benefits of using exfoliating powders, bead specifications for different product types and the natural alternatives that best fit those product types below.<\/p>\n<p>Exfoliating scrubs and gels are probably among the most efficacious skin care products currently sold and provide an immediate consumer perceived improvement in skin feel and texture. These products can be used daily or several times a week depending on the type of exfoliant used. Colored beads in clear body washes also can provide a visual product signal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of exfoliation include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides a soft, smooth skin feel.<\/li>\n<li>Visually improves skin texture and evens tone.<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.<\/li>\n<li>Long-term use of exfoliants may increase skin firmness.<\/li>\n<li>May help increase the skin penetration of skin care ingredients.<\/li>\n<li>Improves the color quality and uniformity of sunless tanning products.<\/li>\n<li>Increases cell turnover.<\/li>\n<li>May induce the release of cytokines, which promote collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exfoliation is normally accomplished by using natural or synthetic based powders that have varying abrasive properties depending on amount used, shape, hardness, and particle size. Soft to moderate beads are normally the best for facial products, while mild to moderate particles should be used in body products. Generally moderate to hard particles are only used on products for the feet or hands.<\/p>\n<p>Spherical or ground polyethylene beads with a particle size of 125-700 microns are probably the most common scrubbing beads currently used. There is, however, a current growing need to remove these materials from products due to their tendency to float and not be removed in sewage treatment plants. Natural abrasive options include waxes, fruits, nut shells and seeds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/search?k=MICROPLASTIC+OR%20POLYETHELENE%20OR%20PE%20AND%20ALTERNATIVE%20AND%20NOT%209010%20AND%20NOT%20QS&amp;st=31\">View all microplastic\u00a0bead alternatives in Prospector<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/search?k=MICROPLASTIC+OR%20POLYETHELENE%20OR%20PE%20AND%20ALTERNATIVE%20AND%20NOT%209010%20AND%20NOT%20QS&amp;st=31\">EU<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3>Natural biodegradable polymeric options using naturally derived Lactic acid:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accuscrub 27N<\/strong> (Polylactide, 100-1300 microns \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/2479\/Accutech--LLC\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Accutech<\/a>) \u2013\u00a0used as biodegradable exfoliating beads.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/328\/226105\/Asensa-NSC-22?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Asensa NSC 22<\/strong><\/a> (Polylactic acid, 325 microns \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/328\/Honeywell-Specialty-Additives\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Honeywell Specialty Additives<\/a>)<br \/>\nEU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/329\/226105\/Asensa-NSC-22?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Asensa NSC 22<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/329\/Honeywell-Specialty-Additives\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Honeywell Specialty Additives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/328\/226106\/Asensa-NSC-23?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Asensa NSC 23<\/strong><\/a> (Polylactic acid, 630 microns \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/328\/Honeywell-Specialty-Additives\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Honeywell Specialty Additives<\/a>)<br \/>\nEU: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/329\/226106\/Asensa-NSC-23?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Asensa NSC 23<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/eu\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/329\/Honeywell-Specialty-Additives\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Honeywell Specialty Additives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Natural ground or spherical waxes:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Naturbead B20<\/strong> (Carnauba wax, Beeswax, spherical-840 microns \u2013 Micro Powders)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/705\/358949\/JOJOBA-SCRUBEADS?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jojoba Scrubeads<\/strong><\/a> (Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil-250 and 425 microns \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/705\/Lipo-Chemicals-Company\/search?sug=1&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Lipo Chemicals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Natural ground fruits and shells:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/705\/194749\/LIPO-AMS?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lipo AMS<\/strong><\/a> (Prunis Amygalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond Meal), 800-1700 microns \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/705\/Lipo-Chemicals-Company\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Lipo Chemicals Company<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/705\/194756\/Lipo-VI-40-60?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Lipo VI 40\/60<\/a><\/strong> (Phytelephas Aequatorialis Seed Powder (Ivory Palm powder), 200-500 microns \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/705\/Lipo-Chemicals-Company\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Lipo Chemicals Company<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1740\/69143\/Cocoa-Exfoliator?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cocoa Exfoliator<\/strong><\/a> (Theobroma Cacao \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/1740\/Caribbean-Natural-Products-Inc\/search?sug=1?st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Caribbean Natural Products Inc.<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Detail\/1740\/69145\/Corn-Cob-Granules?st=31\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Corn Cob Granules<\/strong><\/a> (Zea Mays \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/PersonalCare\/Suppliers\/1740\/Caribbean-Natural-Products-Inc\/search?sug=1&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\">Caribbean Natural Products Inc.<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do the current environmental issues with exfoliating beads have you searching for natural alternatives for your personal care formulations? With recent discoveries of synthetic beads polluting bodies of water and being ingested by marine life, manufacturers have recognized the need &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/369\/pcc-finding-alternatives-synthetic-exfoliating-beads\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1251],"class_list":{"0":"post-369","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-care-cosmetics-cleaners","8":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Finding Alternatives to Synthetic Exfoliating Beads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many manufacturers are phasing out the use of synthetic exfoliating beads. 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His rich professional background in innovative product development, research, material science and exploratory formulation, as well as a passion for developing products that make people\u2019s lives more comfortable and happy, inform the articles he writes for Knowledge.ULProspector.com. In addition to lending his industry expertise to Prospector, George consults with personal care and cosmetics suppliers. He founded his consulting practice, Deckner Consulting Services, after retiring from Procter &amp; Gamble in 2013, where he was a Victor Miles Research Fellow. While at Procter and Gamble, he worked in skin care product development, global fragrance development, and most recently oral care product development in the Oral Care Advanced Technology Innovation Group. Before being appointed a Victor Miles Research Fellow, he also served as Associate Director of Exploratory Formulation for skin care product development. While at Procter &amp; Gamble, George was one of the top inventors, with 354 granted and filed global patents (201 U.S. patents). He helped develop many of the core platform technologies used in skin care today with numerous products commercialized under the Olay, Bain de Soleil, Clearasil, Noxzema and SK2 brands. Previously, George was a Senior Chemist and Manager in the area of skin care product development, as well as the Director of Exploratory Formulation for Charles of the Ritz Group. During this time, George received the President\u2019s Cup Award for outstanding business contribution and developed numerous marketed skin care products under the Bain de Soleil, Jean Nate, Yves Saint Laurent and Charles of the Ritz Brands. George is a current member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and is on the scientific advisory board for Cosmetics &amp; Toiletries Magazine. He is a frequent guest lecturer for numerous key global suppliers, as well as for local and national SCC meetings. George is an avid tennis player and follower of the sport. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. 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