COSMETIC BIOGLITTER® PURE
- SUSTAINABILITY: SPECIAL CELLULOSE CORE DERIVED FROM HARDWOODS, PRIMARILY EUCALYPTUS, SUSTAINABLY SOURCED FROM RESPONSIBLY MANAGED AND CERTIFIED PLANTATIONS OPERATING TO PEFC™ WWW.PEFC.ORG STANDARDS.
- BIODEGRADABILITY: BIOGLITTER® PURE READILY BIODEGRADES IN THE FRESH WATER TEST AND MEETS THE BIODEGRADATION CRITERIA FOR OK BIODEGRADATION WATER CERTIFICATION. BIOGLITTER® PURE HAS BEEN INDEPENDENTLY TESTED BY OWS TO ISO 14851 – FRESH WATER BIODEGRADABILITY AND PROVEN TO BIODEGRADE IN FRESH WATER, E.G. RIVER AND LAKE WATER. TEST RESULTS SHOW THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTENT IN BIOGLITTER® PURE BIODEGRADED IN JUST 28 DAYS AND THEREFORE CONFIRMS THAT IT BIODEGRADES IN CHALLENGING NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE RIVERS AND LAKES.
- ECOTOXICITY: ECOTOXICITY AND HEAVY METALS TEST RESULTS FOR BIOGLITTER® PURE MEET THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS REQUIREMENTS FOR OK BIODEGRADABLE WATER CERTIFICATION
- PLASTIC FREE CONTENT: 100%
- BIODEGRADABLE CONTENT: 96%
ANTIMONY LEVELS
Antimony levels in Bio-glitter® are below the levels of detection. Total content analysis by Inductive Coupled Argon Plasma Spectrometry <5ppm, which is the limit of the test.
Historically the cosmetic industry has made a special exception to Antimony levels in polyester glitter and has allowed levels up to 150ppm. Compounds of Antimony are used as catalysts during the production of polyester which results in contamination and Antimony levels higher than background. There is no upper limit to Antimony levels in non-cosmetic glitter!
