Tag Archives: Plastic

Plastic surgeons are being swamped with patients desperate to get a ‘quick fix’ for an unseemly side effect of weight loss drugs. Many are thrilled to shed 20lbs or more, but horrified by the sagging skin, hollow cheeks and excess folds they are left with from the sudden loss of volume. This ‘deflation’ in various parts of the body has …

According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far more than previously thought. Worse still, most of them are small enough to penetrate deep into our lungs. Plastic is one of the defining environmental issues of our time, clogging up everything from our waterways to our bloodstreams. Tiny …

A Kylie Jenner fan begged to know the truth: “You’ve got what I’m looking for,” raved Rachel Leary on TikTok in June. “You’ve got the most perfect natural-looking boob job ever! What was it you asked for?” And, to the surprise of all, the Kylie Cosmetics founder actually replied — with her exact breast augmentation order and the name of …

I Left a Plastic Water Bottle in a Hot Car. Is It Safe to Drink?  The New York Times Source link

Jamie Lee Curtis is speaking out against the rising popularity of plastic surgery by comparing the industry’s impact to genocide.  The 66-year-old brought out a set of huge red plastic lips for a new interview and photoshoot with The Guardian, telling the outlet that it was meant as a “statement against plastic surgery.” “I’ve been very vocal about the genocide …

Jamie Lee Curtis is speaking out against the rising popularity of plastic surgery by comparing the industry’s impact to genocide. The 66-year-old brought out a set of huge red plastic lips for a new interview and photoshoot with The Guardian, telling the outlet that it was meant as a “statement against plastic surgery.” “I’ve been very vocal about the genocide …

Guest column | I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life.  The Washington Post Simple plastic-free swaps for the home, trail, travel, and beyond  SFGATE Want to Avoid Microplastics in Food? We Found the 8 Most Common Foods That Contain Microplastics  CNET Understanding microplastics: Exposure, health and prevention  MD Anderson Cancer Center Professor warns about microplastics in beverage containers  KUNM …

A woman has issued a stark warning about plastic surgery after she claimed her nose job ‘ruined’ her face. Wendy Macias, 36, from Los Angeles, California, has been self conscious about her nose ever since she was a little girl. At age five, her brothers started to pick on her and called her ‘Narizona,’ which means ‘big nosed girl’ in …

Despite the hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic floating in our oceans—not to mention the microplastics in our saliva, blood, breast milk, and semen—researchers have been unable to account for all the plastic ever produced. A new study has just tracked down a large portion of it. Researchers from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht …

Early findings from an ambitious global research project show that microplastics might truly be everywhere on our planet — even in the world’s most remote locations. What’s happening? Alan Chambers has gained acclaim for exploring some of the world’s most extreme locations. He has skied across Iceland and led a team that walked from Canada to the North Pole. His …