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The Price of Beauty - Unveiling the Microplastics in Cosmetics
Organization(s):Taipei Municipal Ming Lun High School
Country:Taiwan Partnership
Student(s):Yuren you,
Sinyu Wang,
Tzuying Yeh
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Educator(s):shujung wang
Contributors:Dylan Jaymes Byrd,
YUWEN HUANG
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report, Standard Research Report
Protocols:Earth As a System
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Language(s):English
Date Submitted:02/20/2025
Many people love to use makeup to make themselves more beautiful. Sometimes, students buy drugstore brands because they are cheap and have many options. But some cosmetics may contain lots of microplastics which may harm our body. For this experiment, we chose to observe the content of microplastics in lipsticks and blushes. Do you want to know more? We will tell you what we found through the following poster.