"Natural, " "Pure," "Safe" are the hot new buzzwords popping up all over your local beauty isle. Cosmetics so natural and pure you can sleep in them? Whoa! That's a pretty bold claim. But, companies are not afraid to bank on it. With talk of Global Warming and Eco-conscience sending the world in a panic everyone is trying to become more green-friendly and aware of the items that touch their hair and skin.
Mineral makeup is supposed to contain all natural elements from the earth, broken down into the smallest particles so as to be absorbed into and help heal the skin. But, according to WebMD article I found, these new lines or mineral-laden products can either be the best thing smoking or the greatest beauty scam of all time.
Not all of these Mineral come from the Earth and some can actually exacerbate your problems.
Bismuth oxychloride, the main stuff that gives your skin the "glow" while using mineral makeup, is a byproduct of lead and copper processing."Bismuth oxychloride is considered a skin irritant and can cause itching and rashes and in large amounts it can cause cystic acne as well – it's one of the ingredients you should try to avoid if you have acne or Rosacea or sensitive skin,"
Some mineral-based cosmetics still have binders, colorants and preservatives such as parabens. I did a quick search on Cosmetic Safety Database and found several brands marketing themselves as "bare," anything but. Elizabeth Arden Bare Perfection Flawless Finish Foundation got a 7-rating for the frangrance and preservatives. M.A.C. Mineralized Skin Finish is linked to cancer and reproductive toxicity.
~ Dr. Katherine Frew of Juva Skin and Laser Center and MediSpa, New York City.
Even those sneaky sprites at Bare Escentuals was caught red-handed profiting with a paraben-and-cancer-inducing line of foundations and powders.Tsk,tsk!
The idea of mineral makeup itself can be a cause for alarm.Breaking down the molecules to tiny particles can cause toxic reactions!
"Minerals like zinc and titanium are safe when applied to healthy skin but in a micronized nanoparticle form, there remains a concern, particularly when applied to damaged skin, or when inhaled,"
~ Jane Houlihan, research director of consumer watchdog agency,
The Environmental Working Group in Washington.
I did a quick search on Cosmetic Safety Database and found several brands marketing themselves as "bare" are anything but. Elizabeth Arden Bare Perfection Flawless Finish Foundation got a 7-rating for the frangrance and preservatives. M.A.C. Mineralized skin finished was linked to cancer and reproductive toxicity.
Even those sneaky sprites at Bare Escentuals got caught red-handed profiting with a paraben and cancer-inducing line of foundations and powders.
Not to mention, the main ingredients in mineral makeup can easily be found in any other cosmetic formulation. Dr. Ben Kasminsky, a pharmaceutical chemist and author of Beyond Botox: 7 Secrets for Sexy, Ageless Skin, calls mineral makeup "a genius marketing plan." He says zinc, titanium oxide and mica have been around in foundations, blushes, and eyeshadows forever.
Right oh! I found several companies redistributing the same ole stuff they've been selling for years under the guise of "mineral." Don't believe me? Vincent Longo's tinted moisturizer, Almay Smartshade, Burt's Bees Natural Vanishing Face Powder and Covergirl TruBlends all had the same ingredients. The first two(non- "bare")--with their preservative-using asses-- and the last two were "mineral" cosmetics. Each contain either titanium dioxide, talc or some iron minerals.
So, the lesson of today, ladies? You can fool some of the people some of the time. You can fool most of the people all of them time. But, you cannot fool Ms. LeAnne...none of the time. You're not going to die if you don't switch to mineral cosmetics right away because this gunk is no more purer than bovine fecal matter. I'm not discouraging anyone from buying mineral makeup, but don't let people sell you snake oil in a can and call it "natural" just to amuse your palatial desire for innovation.
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