Natural Beauty Products Guide
Writing by forestthornbarg on Tuesday, 13 of October , 2009 at 3:11 pm
If you’re looking for the best natural makeup, you may be in for a bit of a challenge. You may feel overwhelmed by the vast selection of natural products and companies out there, and it can be quite a challenge to determine which products would work the best for you. Read more for ideas on how to get past confusing ingredients lists, and learn which options will give you the very best products for your money.
Look to the packaging of the product (label, shrink wrap, box, etc) for full ingredients lists, as well as on the natural cosmetics company’s site. In addition to paraben preservatives, you may want to keep an eye out for ingredients such as corn starch, talc, bismuth oxychloride, and carmine – all of which have been known to cause minor skin irritation in rare cases. Ingredients such as these may not be bad for you, necessarily, but there are many mineral makeup foundation options out there that do not use them, which means that their products will be gentler and easier to use.
Look for the PETA “cruelty free” logo on the cosmetics company’s website for an additional benefit. That indicates that the company does not allow animal testing on their products. “Cruelty free” products are not necessarily vegan-friendly and may still contain animal by-products. Check the ingredients lists if you need or want to avoid certain ingredients.
Finally, the best natural makeup will have only a handful of ingredients in their products, and will be completely free from synthetic dyes or artificial colorants. All natural pigments include ultramarines, micas and iron oxides. FD&C dyes are not all natural and can be slightly irritating to people who have extremely sensitive skin or certain skin-related allergies.
With these tips and a minute or two spent checking out product ingredients lists, you’ll be well on your way to discovering healthy, skin loving, natural cosmetics. A naturally beautiful look will be all yours when you discover the benefits of using pure, all natural cosmetics.
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