Mineral Make Up is Best for Your Skin

Minerals are the latest ingredient to be used in make up. Made from the earth ingredients are both excellent for skin,and earth friendly. The ingredients are:
Iron Oxides, a natural ingredient that gives this product its color. Titanium Dioxide which blocks UV rays and is SPF protection. Zinc Oxide a mineral that balances moisture. Bismuth Oxychloride and anti inflammatory that will reduce redness. This new foundation line of ingredients does not contain talc, oils, fillers, alcohol or chemical dyes. It is excellent for sensitive skin whether you are oily skin , old skin, acne prone skin or if you a chemotherapy patients and post surgical patients. It really is a wonderful new product with a wide spread purchaser base.

Mineral make up will conceal flaws and even out your skin tone while eliminating a heavy look. It's great for women of color since it's not ashy. You can build up coverage, it's long lasting, light weight. With regular make up you have to choose between light or heavy (full) coverage). With mineral make up you can have both sheer coverage and full coverage. It's weightless and doesn't pull on your skin.You can cover birth marks, dark circles under your eyes, birthmarks, rosacea and uneven skin tones. The mica in the minerals reflects light away from flaws and gives a look of radience.

Anyone who has had plastic surgery on their face is advised not to use make up for a period of time until healing has progressed. With mineral based foundation you can safely use make up to hide unhealed scars. Surgical patients are advised to avoid the sun but mineral make up has SPF 15.

Acne prone teen agers will find this a God send. Ordinarily you would advise your teens to keep their faces clean and free of make up but this mineral based line can be used to cover up acne without clogging pores. Teens are usually very self concious so this would be a great item for them and is a reasonable price for teens.

Mineral Make up also comes in a blush. Neutrogena makes and all in one brush/bottle applicator. It is developed by a dermatologist and in a mineral sheer blush with silk powder, soy, Vit E, Pro Retinol, Vit B5 and Vitamen C. The only problem I see with this is that cleaning the brush applicator could be a problem. When you use a brush look for a Kabuki brush, a brush with natural hairs the higher the quality the better. It wil pick up yourmake up, holdit and distribute it evenly without clumping or streaking.

L'Oreal Bare Naturale Mineral Make up at $16
Pur MiInerals 4 in 1 mineral Make Up at $25
La Bella Donna Compact Color in Bronze at $40
Neutrogena Mineral Sheers in Sheer Bronze at only $13
Sheer Cover at $29.99 for the complete system (two foundation powders)
Sheer Cover has anti oxidants, SPF 15 and soothing botanicals mixed with 100% minerals. This is a system that includes a duo concealre, conditining cleanser, mascara and moisterizer, brushes, lip highlighter and a DVD . That's all a nice amount of items for the price but you may not feel you need all those products or you may have some of those already.

Most come with a brush or sponge applicator. Brushand sponge applicators must be kept very clean between uses. Washing with soap and water is advisable. You can usually use your fingers but with powder this doesn't work well. Also, keep in mind if you plan on carrying a compact with this style of make up or foundatin breakage can occur. Neutrogena comes in a bottle. Sheer foundation is in a compact form.

It's important to try make up before purchasing to make sure it works for your particular skin type. It would be advisable to go to a make up counter and give this type of foundation a trial run but it certainly is new, interesting item that is full of promise.