also beware of the copy cat mineral make ups.....like the sort you buy from a drug store.....i found this.....(sorry its long but very interesting)
Cover Girl TruBlend Naturally Luminous Loose Powder
Ingredients:
Talc, mica, oat kernel flour, zinc stearate, calcium silicate, titanium dioxide, mineral oil, glycerin, quaternium-15, methylparaben, methicone, propylparaben, sodium dehydroacetate, BHT, isopropyl myristate. May Contain: Iron oxides, carmine, yellow 5 lake, ultramarines.
Here is how Cover Girl describes this product: Get a natural-looking glow in an instant! Natural minerals in new TruBlend Naturally Luminous Loose Powder give a brightened appearance for a soft, even-toned, fresh complexion. The shaker-top jar and fluffy application puff make setting your TruBlend foundation a breeze.
Revlon Skinlights® Face Illuminator Loose Powder
Ingredients:
Talc, polymethylmethacrylate, polymethylsilsequioxane, dimethicone, calcium silicate, silica, ethylene/methacrylate copolymer, isopropyl titanium triisostearate, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, trimethylsilioxysilicate, PEG-4 diheptanoate, perfluorononyl octydodecyl glycol meadowfoamate, acrylates copolymer, lecithin, methicone, cyclomethicone, zinc stearate, octyl hydroxystearate, saccharomyces zinc ferment extract, saccharomyces copper ferment extract, saccharomyces manganese ferment extract, saccharomyces copper ferment extract, saccharomyces iron ferment extract, saccharomyces silicon ferment extract, saccharomyces potassium ferment extract, selenium ferment extract, ginkgo biloba extract, panax ginseng root extract, centella asiatica extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, centaurea cyanus flower extract, grape seed extract, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopheryl acetate, fragrance, micronized rose quartz powder, micronized topaz powder, calcium carbonate, mother of pearl powder, methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben, butylparaben, phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Mica, iron oxides, carmine, ultramarines, red 7 lake, red 6 lake, red 30 lake, titanium dioxide, bismuth oxychloride.
Loreal Bare Naturale Mineral Makeup
Active ingredients: titanium dioxide 3.0%, zinc oxide 5.0%
Inactive ingredients: talc, boron nitrate, dimethicone, copernifica cerifera (carnauba) wax, cetyl dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, triisocetyl citrate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopherol, panthenol May contain: titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, bismuth oxychloride, iron oxides
Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Foundation (is a liquid or creme, not dry minerals)
WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1/DIMETHICONESQUALANE, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, POLYGLYCERYL -4 ISOSTEARATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE,PEG-32, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE, CROSSPOLYMER, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, METHICONE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL,RETINYL PALMITATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL,METHYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN,PROPYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN,MAY CONTAIN: TITANIUM DIOXIDE, IRON OXIDES.
Physicians Formula Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Loose Powder
MICA, ZINC OXIDE, ZINC STEARATE,BORON NITRIDE, LAUROYL LYSINE,METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN,MAY CONTAIN: TITANIUM DIOXIDE,IRON OXIDES.
AVON MINERAL MAKEUP
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
TITANIUM DIOXIDE 5.0%
INACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
IRON OXIDES
MICA
BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE
NYLON-12
METHYLPARABEN
IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA
KAOLIN
LAURYL PCA
ZINC PCA
PHENYL TRIMETHICONE
SODIUM PCA
LECITHIN
UREA
C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE
TREHALOSE
POLYQUATERNIUM-51
SODIUM HYALURONATE
ASCORBYL PALMITATE
ATELOCOLLAGEN
BETA-CAROTENE
RETINYL PALMITATE
SODIUM CHONDROITIN SULFATE
TOCOPHEROL
COMPARE THE ABOVE WITH THE INGREDIENTS FROM TWO OF THE REAL MINERAL MAKEUP COMPANIES:
Bare Escentuals Ingredients:
Titanium Dioxide
Zinc Oxide
Mica
Bismuth Oxychloride
Iron Oxides
Ingredients from a company that does not use Bismuth Oxycholride:
Titanium Dioxide
Zinc Oxide
Iron Oxides
Mica
Quite a big difference. Just something to consider when making your selection. Always good to know what you are putting on your face.
One thing to keep in mind, is that all the OTC or drugstore brands listed above are rather misleading (imho). They claim their product "contains minerals, or use the word mineral in the title. They even put it in a similar type of container as traditional mineral makeup and sometimes give you a little brush. However, contains some minerals and is made totally out of minerals are not the same thing at all. The drugstore and Avon products have lots of chemicals and additives. Plus, most of them contain the dreaded Bismuth Oxychloride (causes a reaction in a significant number of users).
The main ingedients in most of these drugstore brands are talc and chemicals, with a touch of minerals added so they can pretend they are mineral makeup and cash in on the craze. The only one on the above list I dont find completely appaling is the Physicians Formula Mineral Wear® Talc-Free Mineral Loose Powder. It still has some nasty chemicals, but less than the rest, and otherwise has a formula more similar to traditional mineral makeup.
I have just got some samples from Lily Lolo....and cant wait to try them. xx