On a recent trip to the pharmacy, I had the opportunity to browse the cosmetics department. All the Big Name Cosmetic Companies have jumped on the Mineral Makeup bandwagon and are touting their own version of "natural loose mineral foundation". Really COOL Packaging Gimics... BUT - I was Horrified(!) at their Ingredients Lists!!!! |
So I am launching my new "Save a Teenager's Face Campaign" |
Here are the choices I found:
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L'Oreal Bare Naturale Powdered Mineral Foundation Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 3% , Zinc Oxide 5%. Talc, Boron Nitride, Dimethicone, Carnauba Wax, Cetyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Trisocetyl Citrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol. May contain: Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Iron Oxides. |
We all know warning flags for Talc! |
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Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Mineral Powder Foundation Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, Soybean Flour (Glycine Soja), Silk Powder, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, May Also Contain: Ultramarines, Carmine, Manganese Violet |
Screaming flags on the Methylparaben/Propylparaben |
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Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Mineral Foundation Mica, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Stearate, Boron Nitride, Lauroyl Lysine, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, May Contain: Titanium Dioxide,Iron Oxides. |
Again with the the Methylparaben/Propylparaben so that's a no-no. |
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Translucent Loose Powder Professional by Cover Girl Talc, Oat Flour, Calcium Silicate, Zinc Stearate, Fragrance, Quaternium-15, Eucalyptus Oil, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Dimethicone, Camphor, Mineral Oil, Menthol, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylparaben, Clove Oil, Methylparaben, BHT, Mica, Iron Oxides. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Ultramarines. |
Mineral Oil? What is this - the 50's all over again??? |
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Mineral Makeup Loose Powder Foundation - Surreal Skin by Urban Decay Ingredients: Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Mica, CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides). |
According to their list, the only thing you are Guaranteed of getting in Every Jar is Methylparaben/Propylparaben |
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no talc, no corn starch, no perfumes, no bismuth oxychloride, no mineral oil; no harmful chemical preservatives. |
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Not ALL Mineral Makeups are Created Equal!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Hello and Welcome!
I will use this Blog as an informal forum to post new information about upcoming products, happenings, encounters, and "rants" about mineral makeup, brushes, skin care, packaging, colors, whatever! I will also be adding posts of useful information that I have gathered elsewhere until, hopefully, I can get everything together in one, easy to find place!
We have a lot of really fun things planned at Premium Minerals for 2007... and this blog is intended to give you insite into what has happened and what is coming next or later on.
There is not enough punctuation in the English language to write as animatedly as I talk (I use my face, hands and voice tone) so please understand that if some punctuation seems odd or out of place, it is there to put some type of emphasis or accent into the conversation. Those of you that I have talked with on the phone already know how passionate I can be about the simple things that make life so worthwhile: truth, honesty and GOOD Makeup!
We have a lot of really fun things planned at Premium Minerals for 2007... and this blog is intended to give you insite into what has happened and what is coming next or later on.
There is not enough punctuation in the English language to write as animatedly as I talk (I use my face, hands and voice tone) so please understand that if some punctuation seems odd or out of place, it is there to put some type of emphasis or accent into the conversation. Those of you that I have talked with on the phone already know how passionate I can be about the simple things that make life so worthwhile: truth, honesty and GOOD Makeup!
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