It's official... Glitter is EVIL.

Glitter can be amazing.

But when freed, it gets into the food chain.

Scientists Repeat Call For Ban On Glitter, Say It’s A Global Hazard

Glitter, along with microbeads, are considered to fall under the category of microplastics, which are defined as plastics which are less than five millimeters in length. Microbeads are often found in facial scrubs, toothpaste, soaps, cosmetics and more.

These microbeads pass through water filtration systems after usage but don't disintegrate, and often end up being consumed by marine life, causing concern among scientists keeping a close eye on how pollution effects fish.

A 2016 scientific study that influenced the case for banning microbeads in cosmetics in the UK, entitled "Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology" reported that microplastics were contributing to the decline in fish populations in the ocean.

In 2015, California became the first U.S. state to drastically restrict all use of the non-biodegradable microbeads in products. Seven other states have followed suit.

Now scientists are urging the U.S. and other countries to consider banning the use of glitter in hygiene and beauty products as well.

"I think all glitter should be banned, because it's microplastic," Dr. Trisia Farrelly of New Zealand's Massey University.
https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-ban-glitter-pollution-ocean-microbeads-microplastic/

If should be reason enough ... but if not, how about asbestos in children's glitter makup

That's right...

Claire's pulls children's glitter makeup kits over asbestos concerns

okok.. WTF?!?

***Children's glitter makeup***

If swallowed or inhaled, tremolite asbestos can lead to lung damage and cancer, including mesothelioma, an aggressive and deadly form of cancer.

Full list of make-up recalled:
http://www.claires.com/us/product-and-safety.html