I am a loyal bareMinerals customer, as I have purchased their
make-up products since I was in high school. I usually purchase their face
products including foundation and primer. For this blog, I decided to look into
the details of the face primer that I use. The bareMinerals website lists the
following ingredients in the primer:
Water (Aqua/Eau), Silica, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol
Crosspolymer, Sclerotium Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer,
Caprylyl Glycol, Calcium Silicate, Dimethicone, Vp/Va Copolymer,
Amodimethicone, Zinc Pca, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Hydroxide,
Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol.
When researched on the Cosmetics Database, I’ve found the primer
to be a fairly safe product, as you can see in the picture below.
As their name suggest, bareMinerals uses naturally derived
minerals in their products. They market their product by advertising that
minerals nourish the skin and make it look new and fresh. I searched the
website in order to find the EXACT listing of minerals that bareMinerals uses,
but I did not have much luck. I found many promises of “cell renewing power”
and “beauty benefits” and “glistening pigments”, but no specific names of the
minerals that are used. My further research about mineral based make up led me
to find that it is not necessarily what is in mineral make up that makes it
desirable, but what is NOT in it. The left out ingredients in mineral make up
include preservatives, parabens, mineral oil and chemical dyes. Mineral make up leaves out lots of the
ingredients that might irritate sensitive skin. Coming from a girl who has
sensitive skin, this is good enough for me!
Zinc is one the ingredients listed in the primer that I use on
my skin. I looked up the use of Zinc in make up and it seems to be a very
common and harmless ingredient. It is primarily used as a bulking agent
(increases the volume of a product) in make up products. Zinc also works as a
sunscreen agent by reflecting and scattering UV radiation. The FDA has assessed and approved safety
regarding the use of zinc in products.
Following the research of ingredient usage of bareMinerals
products, I most definitely will continue to be a customer. I am pleased with my experience so far and am relieved that the
Cosmetics Database analysis came up with positive results! : )
Resources:
http://www.webmd.com/beauty/makeup/the-lowdown-on-mineral-makeup
Excellent analysis/write-up Maria! You are the only one of our class thus far to have had a positive outcome from their personal care research. 50/50 points
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