Benefits of Using Mineral Makeup

Posted by Administrator on May 22, 2010

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Mineral makeup has many benefits…that’s why the popularity of mineral makeup continues to rise. Women have found that their makeup can now help their skin and work with it rather than being harmful for it (like many chemical based cosmetics can be).

From a purely aesthetic viewpoint, women are going for a more natural look and with mineral makeup you can easily achieve that.  Mineral makeup gives excellent coverage, while still looking natural and real, not caked on.

Mineral makeup doesn’t clog your pores, so helps keep your skin clearer and healthier.  In hot & humid states (like we are here in FL), mineral makeup feels light and doesn’t feel heavy or feel like your face is melting through the day.

Mineral makeup is multipurpose, shades can be used for a wide variety of things-foundation, blush, eye shadow, highlighter, can be used on lips, nails too.

Affordable Mineral Makeup doesn’t contain potentially harmful ingredients or unnecessary ones that are often found in other commercial brands.  You want to stay away from fillers, talc, chemicals, artificial colors & dyes, and preservatives.

As you can see here, the ingredients that are used in Affordable Mineral Makeup are:

• Titanium Dioxide also has waterproof and SPF properties while providing a matte look.
• Mica has some transparent properties and allows the makeup to go on smoothly.
• Iron Oxides give the makeup its pigment and helps protect your skin.
• Zinc Oxide is known for its healing properties in problem skin such as rosacea and acne, it has the ability to stay on even while sweating and swimming, as well as offers protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays.

If you haven’t tried mineral makeup, give it a try now!

Benefits of using mineral makeup

Posted by Administrator on January 8, 2009

Some of the benefits of using mineral makeup are:

Mineral makeup is great for hiding the skin’s wrinkles (yes, you can use mineral makeup on ‘older skin’), crow’s feet and fine lines, large pores.

Mineral makeup doesn’t damage the skin with chemical additives. Though you must make sure that the mineral makeup you choose doesn’t contain fillers or chemicals because sadly many do. There are a lot of big companies that use chemicals, bismuth, fillers in their mineral makeup. Those things can lead to problems, so make sure to read the ingredients before purchasing.

Women who suffer with rosacea, acne, dryness and other skin ailments benefit from the ingredients found in mineral makeup.

Mineral makeup is good for women of all ages…from tweens on up. Tweens and teens benefit since they’re going through changes and possibly acne, break outs, etc. The ingredients are known to help with those skin conditions. All other women benefit from the mineral makeup because it’s good for their skin, versatile, has staying power and looks fresh and natural.

When purchasing mineral makeup, you’ll want to check with SafeCosmetics.org to verify the company is registered with them.

It’s also a benefit when dealing with a company that is also cruelty free. You know it’s a company that not only cares about the testing of product but about the animals and YOU!