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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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Remember when the body washes contained literal micro plastics and were advertised as such? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I thought Axe Snakepeel was so cool. I thought it had titanium beads. Turns out, the beads were plastic and titanium (dioxide) was normal soap stuff (though I think just to artificially make the soap opaque). It disappeared before I was aware

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Titanium dioxide is often used as a white pigment

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I work in the plastics industry. TiO2 is definitely our pigment of choice for white colorant

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

God knows how many KG of that I lifted in the few years I worked in plastics