willowrose
Well-Known Member
You would be ruling out a lot of great quality makeup if you followed this principle.
Titanium dioxide *can* cause flashback. But it's all about the quantity contained & what other ingredients are in the mix. Overall TD is a positive ingredient. An anti inflammatory gentle spf suitable for sensitive skin. In low amounts it's an asset and it's in some of the most highly rated media friendly foundations available.
Bismuth does not flashback. However it is a core ingredient of many hd powders & they are famous for flashback - but not due to the bismuth.
Bismuth causes irritation in a tiny minority & usually only when present in large doses or in base makeup such as foundation. The reason it irritates occasionally is because the particles are larger & heavier than some others. The particles are also sort of diamond pointy shaped which means they can sometimes lodge in pores. However, the upside to the particle size/shape is it is great at filling & correcting. Imperfections, wrinkles, scars all blurred. It's also luminescent & reflective so provides a lit from within glow which is very flattering. Hourglass ambient light powders & guerlain meteorites are 2 very highly regarded examples of bismuth based finishing powders - neither of which flashback.
Titanium dioxide *can* cause flashback. But it's all about the quantity contained & what other ingredients are in the mix. Overall TD is a positive ingredient. An anti inflammatory gentle spf suitable for sensitive skin. In low amounts it's an asset and it's in some of the most highly rated media friendly foundations available.
Bismuth does not flashback. However it is a core ingredient of many hd powders & they are famous for flashback - but not due to the bismuth.
Bismuth causes irritation in a tiny minority & usually only when present in large doses or in base makeup such as foundation. The reason it irritates occasionally is because the particles are larger & heavier than some others. The particles are also sort of diamond pointy shaped which means they can sometimes lodge in pores. However, the upside to the particle size/shape is it is great at filling & correcting. Imperfections, wrinkles, scars all blurred. It's also luminescent & reflective so provides a lit from within glow which is very flattering. Hourglass ambient light powders & guerlain meteorites are 2 very highly regarded examples of bismuth based finishing powders - neither of which flashback.
