 Due to the increase in bans of microbeads in the USA, many cosmetic companies are also phasing out microbeads from their production lines.L’Oreal is planning to phase out polyethylene microbeads in the exfoliates, cleansers and shower gels from their products by 2017.Johnson and Johnson, who have already started to phase out microbeads at the end of 2015, will by 2017 not be producing any polyethylene microbeads in their products.