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However, a great benefit of SPF-rated makeup is that you are more likely to do touch-ups throughout the day – and thus prolong your protection against the sun, than you are to reapply sun cream hours after your morning routine. A natural-looking layer will give not give adequate protection on its own. to provide its actual labeled SPF-level you have to put it on VERY liberally, like with-a-spatula-liberally, which is not the look most of us are going for. We say “hopefully” because you should not rely on any SPF-rated makeup product for providing adequate sun protection on its own, no matter if it has SPF10 or SPF50. One thing we do appreciate very much about a lot of (but not all) mineral makeup is when it contains enough titanium dioxide and/or zinc oxide to provide you with that extra sun protection (SPF) – hopefully on top of another product with a SPF of 20 or higher. Many mineral makeup products are wonderful and wholly recommended we just don’t want you to believe that anything with the word “mineral” on it is automatically great for you.

The previous section might make you think that Dermotopia is against mineral makeup per se, but that is far from the truth. The Benefit of (some) Mineral Makeup: SPF So, which one of them really qualifies as “mineral makeup”? The choice is the manufacturer’s in one end and yours in the other. On the other hand, the “non-mineral” True Match Powder does contain a smaller amount of the mineral zeolite besides talc and certain shades even include minerals mica and titanium dioxide (albeit not enough for a SPF-rating). The Mineral Pressed Powder does indeed have a simpler formula, but only contains one other mineral besides the much criticized talc perlite which L’Oreal described as “a functional filler” in a 2014 study. They both have talc as the main ingredient and neither contains titanium dioxide and/or zinc oxide for sun protection (which is why neither made it to this list), but yet one is named and marketed as mineral makeup while the other is not. L’Oreal Paris True Match Minéral Pressed Powder and PowderĪs an example we can look at two of L’Oreal Paris’ True Match products: The True Match Mineral Pressed Powder and the True Match Powder.

The truth is that all minerals need to be purified thoroughly before being used in cosmetics – both those manufactured by big multinational brands and those being sold by the most alternative, back-to-nature local shops. So, “mineral makeup” is rather a way of branding a product than an actual meaningful label – which a company can choose to apply to a product or not (if it contains some kind of minerals, of course). Unfortunately, in this sales process the reputation of numerous safe, but suddenly “less natural” ingredients was smeared – including that of minerals like talc and mica, which are perfectly safe when made and milled for use in cosmetics. In many ways mineral makeup was and is being sold on fear rather than temptation (unlike lip sticks, perfume etc.) as it is often marketed by what it does NOT contain, what it is NOT and what it doesn’t do rather than the opposite.

However, nobody paid much attention to them before the 2000’s where sales started booming as more and more jumped ship from traditional beauty brands, often in fear of “chemicals” and in search of a more “natural” approach. To some extent, they were right in their approach as the beauty industry has at times indeed included more than questionable ingredients in their formulas.

The term “Mineral makeup” is more than anything else a marketing ploy – but a very successful one! For decades powders, whether pressed or loose, have been made with various minerals without there being made a big deal out of it, but in the 1990’s a handful of small companies started making and perhaps more importantly marketing “mineral makeup” as a cleaner and more “pure” alternative to mainstream makeup. You can go directly to the list below or read on and get a bit more informed on the topic of mineral makeup. Another benefit of pressed mineral powder foundations is that they can also be applied wet with a sponge for more coverage besides being applied dry with a brush. We have already made a list with five of the best loose mineral powder foundations available, but as loose powder can get a bit messy we decided to make a list of some of the best pressed mineral powder foundations.

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Therefore you should use sun cream or a moisturizer with SPF every day, but if you are anyway using makeup in the daytime, why not make sure that it is as beneficial for your skin as possible by containing one or more sun filters – for example the minerals titanium dioxide and zinc oxide? The most important step of any skincare routine, no matter how simple or complicated, should be to protect your skin against the sun’s UV rays.

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