1. Great for People with Sensitive & Acne Prone Skin. Conventional chemical makeup will normally contain various pore clogging oils that can lead to acne breakouts and allergic skin conditions. Mineral makeup on the other hand are non-comedogenic meaning that it will not clog your pores giving your skin room to breath and function.

So if you have sensitive skin, mineral makeup can become very appealing to you. Mineral makeup are free from harsh toxic chemicals and man made preservatives limiting the risk for skin outbreaks and allergies. Its natural anti-inflammatory properties helps heal, sooth, and reduce skin redness. Great for people suffering from troublesome skin conditions like rosacea, eczema, or acne.

Tips – Some mineral makeup brands may use the ingredient ‘bismuth’ which is a known mineral component that can cause severe redness, pustules, and cystic acne. Stay away from products containing this mineral component if you suffer from allergic skin conditions.

2. No nasty harmful toxic chemicals

Mineral makeup are free of from preservatives, talc, oil, filler, and dye thus limiting the risk for skin allergies. Mineral Makeup contains naturally occurring pigments from the earth thus eliminating the need for man made chemical colors. Carmine may be used in some mineral products to achieve certain colours.

Tips – Since mineral makeup are inorganic, bacteria cannot live in the makeup and no preservatives are needed. It usually has a very long shelf life. To make sure you do not contaminate the minerals, make sure brushes are cleaned and disinfected regularly.

3. Easy Application for a Flawless glowing coverage

If you are new to using mineral makeup, it may take you a bit of time to master your application skills and finding your matching colour combinations to achieve the flawless glowing finish. But practice makes perfect. Once you discover all the tips and tricks, your daily makeup application ritual will become a quick and easy process, giving you long lasting total coverage for a flawlessly smooth healthy complexion.

Use your imagination and play around to achieve the look you want. The possibilities are endless as it conceals wrinkles and fine lines, corrects imperfections, covers your flaws, highlights your attributes and glamorize your look.

Tips – Get a top quality kabuki brush (it really makes a world of difference)

4 Rich in Nutrients

Many natural minerals behave as antioxidants. These minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, mica, titanium dioxide, zinc and iron oxides are combined to provide your skin with the shimmer as well as the nourishing and replenishing properties to protect and heal your skin.

5. Sun Protection

The key ingredients zinc oxide, titanium dioxide or iron oxide found in mineral makeup provides your skin with a broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection against sun damage and premature aging of the skin. The top brands of mineral makeup need only be applied once a day for sun protection and sweat proof coverage.

Be careful when shopping for your mineral makeup. Find one that is truly a Mineral Makeup and not one that is just Mineral Based with other toxic chemicals added.