That "magic" cleaning sponge is basically plastic sandpaper — and it's shedding into your home. The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser isn't soap or foam in the way you'd think. It's melamine — a hard plastic whipped into a foam of microscopic, glass-hard edges. It doesn't dissolve stains, it sands them off, scraping the top layer clean off whatever you scrub. And here's the part nobody mentions: every pass wears it down, shedding microplastic particles onto the counters, dishes, and surfaces you thought you just cleaned. Health Canada has even flagged its melamine as a safety concern. There's nothing magic about it — you're just sanding your home with disposable plastic and leaving the dust behind. The swap is boring and it works: a plain microfiber cloth cleans the same surfaces without shedding a thing. Scanned with the Pura App - @purascans