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Beauty Tip # 3 Part 1 of 3
Most Mineral Makeup has no laden chemicals like the major brands of makeup do! It is a fact that some mineral makeup companies, however do use laden chemicals like parabens or micronized ingredients as well as bismuth. I suggest that you stay away from them. I would like to point out that minerals from our earth age good for overall skin care.
Titanium Dioxide: A naturally occurring mineral from the earth's surface. Provides long-lasting coverage for mineral makeup foundation and provides a natural, broad-spectrum UV protection. Anti-inflammatory properties and (May) actually calm skin and prevent breakouts.
Zinc Oxide: Anti-inflammatory with ant microbial properties. Provides UV protection.
Mica: An almost colorless, transparent mineral that occurs naturally in the earth's surface and is mined from all parts of the world, purified and crushed into fine powders, which are used in formulating mineral makeup. An age-old cosmetic dating back to ancient Egypt.
Iron Oxides: These minerals add color to cosmetics and mineral makeup. By water - processing, these natural salts are oxidized.
Serecite: A fluffy translucent mica that may be used alone as a primer or setting powder and offers a silky texture to foundations and finalizers. Often used in mineral makeup formulas.
Ferric ferrocyanide: An organic pigment that provides blue tones to natural mineral pigments. (Not safe for lip use.)
Kaolin Clay: A pure cosmetic powder that absorbs moisture, helps keeps down shine, provides an opaque, white base for colors, and assists with adherence to skin. Kaolin Clay is odorless, has a smooth texture and is often used in mineral makeup matte foundation formulas.
Boron Nitride: The different forms of boron nitride provide slip, silkiness, adherence, and oil-absorption capabilities. Cosmetics Boron Nitride (BN) powder is a primary raw material for a wide range of cosmetic and skin care formulations, including foundations, Concealers and lipsticks, and sunscreens. Some advantages are enhanced adherence, smoother and softer feeling products, improved spread ability, extended wear, soft focus properties, oil absorption and to improve compressibility for pressed powders.
Rice Powder: A highly absorbent product derived from ground rice. Absorbs both moisture and oils. Leaves a soft, silky feeling when added to mineral makeup powders.
Mother of Pearl: Also know as Calcium Carbonate. Is used as a whitener, oil absorber and filler, this fine white powder occurs naturally in marble, limestone, and oyster shells. Uses include pigment and pigment extender in cosmetics, mineral makeup, and as whitener in toothpastes. If you want to see the leader in mineral makeup just click mineal makeup ?
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