You may or may not have heard of mineral makeup before, but if you’re a woman who loves cosmetics; it’s definitely something to look into.
Mineral Makeup is made from pure minerals from the earth. Unlike regular liquid foundations, mineral foundations have a powder consistency but are much different than your usual pressed powder. Mineral makeup foundations have the same coverage as liquid, without the oily mess you may be used to. Mineral makeup is all natural and is made up of crushed minerals and inorganic pigments found in nature. They contain no oils, and are light on your skin. This is perfect if you have sensitive skin.
Not only does mineral makeup give great coverage, but it has also been found to be good for your skin. Since Mineral makeup contains no oils it is less likely to clog your pores and cause breakouts. There is also a natural SPF found in most mineral makeup that will help prevent sun damage on your skin.
Another one of the great benefits of mineral makeup is that it won’t run off your face in the heat like most liquid foundations. Mineral makeup is great in humid weather, so even if you sweat, your makeup will stay in place.
Most major cosmetic companies are starting their own lines of mineral makeup. Most lines include foundations, concealers, blush, eye shadows, and even eyeliners in the most popular shades for the season.
Once you try mineral makeup you will not want to go back to regular foundations and concealers. The benefits of mineral makeup far outweigh what traditional makeup has to offer.
Hi Tiffany,
I looked at the bare minerals website. There is no ingredients information anywhere. This is generally a red flag for me….that’s just me, I want to see an ingredients list before I would purchase any product like this.
I did happen to look at their skin care line and they are using paprabens as preservatives. Parabens are on the dirty dozen ingredients lists of ingredients that you would want to avoid. Parabens have been found to be estrogenic….meaning they mimic estrogen. This is not a good thing…..I would avoid them if it were me. There are plently of products around now that do not have parabens.
Plus their are no ingredients in their skin care other than chemicals….it was actually very interesting, all I saw were chemical names….no botanical ingredients.
The Green Guide http://www.thegreenguide.com
has a list of the dirty dozen on their site somewhere and also this is a good site for looking at personal care ingredients: http://www.chec.com
this is the children’s health environmental coalition.
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/quicklist-detail.asp?Main_ID=629
This is my personal feeling about purchasing something where I cannot read the entire ingredients list:
buyer beware……
Companies can say anything they want about their products…there are NO regulations about labeling products in the personal care product industry. Companies can say natural and organic all they want but this does not mean anything. The ONLY way to know if a product is truly “organic” is for it to have a certification from a KNOWN certifying body, like USDA here in the US.
Because the ONLY standard there is for organic is for food, not personal care products. One of the things that is tricky about organics is that the term certified organic is only for agriclutural ingredients….so you can not certify organic: minerals, salts, or water. You had a brief post on this the other day. So in order for a personal care product tto be certified organic it must meet the food standard for certified organic because that is the only standard there is.
Of course bare minerals are all mineral based….unless they are using some other ingredients which you cannot tell by the information on their site. I have seen other “bare minerals” that are all coated with dimethecone. They say the exact same thing on their advertising. That they are pure, etc. But….they do not say anything about the dimethecone….then when you look at the ingredients label you see that all the minerals are coated in dimethecone. Dimethecone is a form of silicone….it coats things like it is plastic wrap. This is a VERY common ingredient in shampoos and hair conditioners.
Another really good site is the Environmental Health Association of Novia Scotia (EHANS). They have a great site about less toxic products…this came from people who are chemically sensitive.
their site: http://www.lesstoxicguide.ca
My main point here is: read your ingredients lists before you buy personal care products and cosmetics….the labels and advertising are meaningless with out an ingredients list.
Regards,
Erin
I love mineral makeup, I found mine in the Alternative Medicine Magazine last Jan. Forever Mineral Cosmetics was one of the companies featured. I was able to get a 2.00 samples with free shipping. One of the reasons I was hesitate to order from BE was the shipping fees and how many fees I would have trying to find the right shade. there website is http://www.forevermineralcosmetics.com
I have used Bare Minerals products for a little over a year now. Where initially I used to rave about the product because I loved the lightness of it and the way it made my skin look, I have discovered that this is what has been making my once oily skin to become extremely dry and flaky. The flakiness is so severe that it is akin to having dermabrasion. Indeed, the product might be a wonderful alternative to dermabrasion. It also makes my skin itch. I stopped using it a week ago and am still experiencing irritation. Buyer beware!
Heres you a website to check out. Great prices for mineral makeup, you also have a ingredient list. http://www.kaliopeminerals.com
Catherine,
bareMineals works just fine for me :) For dry skins, you may try Loreal’s Bare Naturale. It has moistralizer to minimize the dryness and it may work for you.
Good luck and enjoy :)
Hi, I am putting in this blog, in hope of receiving some kind of informatin about what natural minerals contain. in. If there are any free trials or infomation avalable please send it to my email.
I would like more info about dimethecone…chemical comp, possible side effects, anything else you can offer..Thanks