What does this do to or environment?
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It turns out that the sparkle behind every step of your beauty routine lives on long after you take it off. Glitter pollution is showing up in rivers, soil, even dust on the street. When you wash off glitter, it may go down the drain and a good amount of it may go into oceans, rivers, and lakes. These particles accumulate in the environment and remain intact for centuries.
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What is the Alternative?
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Synthetic mica is not a form of glitter in that it isn't produced in the multi-layered that harms the environment. Instead, it is made from a manmade mineral that is completely biodegradable and safe to use and offers a very similar effect to traditional glitter.
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Sand glitter - Coloured sand lacks the shine and shimmer of glitter but can be used in many of the same ways and it is cheap and easy to make.
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Tiny flowers & petals - Take a basket on a scavenger hunt and collect a selection of tiny brightly coloured flora to use in place of plastic glitter. If you use tiny bottles to store the 'glitter' it will be just as appealing as the store-bought stuff.