There was so much fake/toxic and dodgey stuff in these products I really could have screamed.
I told myself that they were nearly empty anyway, to make myself feel better about the big toss out. They were full of parabens, talc, lanolin, mineral oil and glycerin. They had toxic things in them like lauryth sulfate, laurel sulfate, P.E.G., DEA, propylene, aluminum and artificial colors as well.
So I went shopping to see what they had at Sephora. Not much. Very little so I left. I then walked to the Bare Escentuals store and after hearing the guys rave about how there were only 5 ingredients in their Bare Minerals make up, and saw bismuth in the minerals. I also saw carmine in all the blush and some of the eye colors I looked at. I walked out. Bismuth is as bad as aluminum and is toxic and a cheap filler. Carmine is something that we'd probably all had adverse reaction to and didn't even suspect.
You will not see the vegan logos on mineral products, or the organic logo because these are minerals only, and the logos do not apply here. There are no botanicals in this mix. A little mica is o.k. Earth minerals usually don't give people allergic reactions, when used in conjunction with a green regime.
So I went home and shopped online. Got samples of mineral makeup from Joppa. The Simple Radiance and Morning Dew lines have no kaolin. These minerals have a natural SPF and I loved the samples. So far Miessence looks like they have the best liquid foundation, according to their ingredients list. There is no Cyclomethicone in their foundation. Yet they have beetle juice in some of their highly priced eye powders. Haven't tested it yet. For a great blush my personal favorites are Eternal Beautyé and 100% Pure's Sugar Plum sheer. (I don't like 100% Pure's shimmers. It's like a light tinted almost clear lip gloss which doesn't show any color after a half hour.) But the blushers without the shimmers are awesome. (Caution: 100% pure uses carmine in their lip color. If ordering online, ask them if there's carmine in their other blush colors.) There are no artificial colors or fillers or clays in Eternal Beautyé. My sugar plum sheer does not have carmine in it but you always want to still check the ingredients list before purchasing. I finally got a chance to go to Skin1 in downtown Chicago at 680 N Lake shore Drive, while on vacation a few days ago. Their hours are 9 to 5 - 6 days a week. Skin1 sells the 100% Pure line and they're getting more brands for the summer/fall season.
You're ahead in the game if you avoid carmine aka beetle juice, kaolin, talc, rice powder, and bismuth in your make up. Carmine also is known to color shampoos and nail polish.
For those of you who are sceptical about my disgust of things like talc, lanolin, and carmine just Google "toxic ingredients" or what ever else you want, and the Internet will give you all the sites you need as proof. Maybe carmine isn't toxic per se. But it can be harsh and cause reaction. (See ingredients list) Then there are unnecessary cheap fillers in cosmetics like bismuth. And unnecessary glycerin in most everything else. Usually you don't know what kind of glycerin it is and that's not good. There are different kinds and if you don't know which is in your product of choice, better to avoid it altogether. It's an un-necessary by-product and a cheap filler that's not needed in a face cream, body cream, serum, shave cream or shampoo.
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