A Guide To All-Natural Makeup

By Justine Kim
[Beauty]
Lets Your Skin Breathe

Traditional makeup and foundation can be cakey and feel heavy on the face. Mineral makeup’s texture is lighter and allows your skin to breathe. Even with more coverage, experts say you will see a natural, translucent glow.

It’s also more forgiving than commercial foundations, because each sheer shade can be used on a wide range of skin tones. This is because the natural minerals reflect light instead of absorbing it the way other makeup does. The makeup is invisible and it feels like you’re wearing none at all.

Fine Line Friendly

If you have fine lines or wrinkles, traditional makeup and powders can cake in those creases, often creating an illusion of deeper lines. The artificial ingredients in other makeup can also prematurely age the skin. Minerals are said to create a healthy glow through essential vitamins, antioxidants, and ingredients that actually hydrate the skin and conceal wrinkles.

Helps Protect Skin from Sun

The sun is said to be the number one aging agent. Mineral makeup’s zinc oxide and titanium dioxide offers natural, broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection. Most lines offer SPF 10 to 30.

Calms and Soothes Skin

Some women opt for laser and chemical skin-peels. Minerals are the natural choice to calm and soothe red, itchy, inflamed, and flaking skin after such treatments. Anti-inflammatory minerals cool the skin and promote faster healing. Mineral makeup can camouflage imperfections and block harmful sunrays, which is crucial after aggressive treatments. It is also perfect for acne, rosacea, and inflammatory skin conditions.

You can Sleep in it

Dermatologists always stress the importance of removing all makeup before you go to bed. This is because traditional makeup can be heavy and doesn’t allow your pores to breathe overnight. With mineral makeup, you can actually sleep wearing it if you need to – for those nights when you are just too tired to take it off. It is also long lasting, so it will still look freshly applied after a long day or a sweaty workout.

Some popular mineral makeup lines include:

  • Bare Minerals 
  • Jane Iradale 
  • Glominerals 
  • Aromaleigh 
  • SAVVY

These lines offer foundation, bronzers, blush, eye shadows, tinted lip conditioners, mud masks, creams, and other skin care products.

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all natural girl

If you are looking for an alternative to mass-market cosmetics, mineral makeup is the way to go. However, it is still not widely available in drugstores and department stores, so you will have to do your research. Those who have already converted swear that once you try all-natural makeup, you will never look back.
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