Mineral Essence

Makeup has notoriously been thick, pasty, cakey and unhealthy for the skin. Although it might make the face look good when applied it often times results in aging skin, wrinkles, fine lines and an overall decrease in the skin's youthful appearance. Mineral makeup, however, has turned the tides. Made with all natural minerals taken directly from the earth these iron oxides promote overall skin health and tone while bringing a luster and glow to the skin that has never been seen before.

Each morning as millions of women stand in front of their mirrors applying first a moisturizer, next an SPF containing product and finally a top layer of makeup the same thought arises from many minds, "Isn't there something that can do all of this at once?". Yes, there is.

Makeup has been a godsend to most females. But, the fact of the matter is that makeup often times becomes heavy and cakey on the face. It can lead to acne and dry skin along with promoting wrinkles and signs of aging. The cry for a new form of makeup - a healthy makeup - was heard and in 1976 Bare Escentuals, a mineral based makeup was born.

What makes mineral makeup so different than ordinary, conventional makeup is that it contains only natural ingredients and no preservatives, talc, synthetic chemicals or fillers. Mineral makeup is also devoid of artificial colors and other man made substances that wreak havoc on the face's delicate skin. Ordinary makeup offers little to no benefit to the health of the skin, rather it tends to promote wrinkles and other signs of aging.

All of this changes with mineral makeup. Mineral makeup is made of only pure, natural ingredients that allow the skin to breath and not suffocate under layers upon layers of synthetic ingredients. Natural mineral makeup contains finely crushed minerals such as titanium dioxide, mica powder and iron oxides. These minerals are naturally colored with earth tones - the same colors that women notoriously apply to their face. These same minerals not only bring beautiful tones and sheens to the skin, they also protect and encourage skin health.

Iron oxides and other minerals contained within mineral makeup are naturally heat absorbing making them "natural sunscreen" ingredients. The oxides protect the skin from potentially cancer causing and skin damaging UVA and UVB rays.

Since the introduction of mineral makeup over a quarter century ago, its demand has skyrocketed and it has become one of the most popular new forms of makeup available. Other lines of pure mineral makeup include Jane Iredale, GloMinerals, Colorescience and the extremely popular Mineral Essence brand.

Mineral Essence provides all of the same benefits of other mineral based makeup with some wonderful new additions. Mineral Essence understands that skin needs to breathe. It must be able to get rid of used carbon dioxide and bring in much needed oxygen. Most synthetic makeup is so thick that the skin is unable to participate in this gas exchange creating an ideal environment for skin aging and the proliferation of acne causing bacteria.

Mineral Essence on the other hand does not support bacterial growth and the makeup is actually healthy for the skin. The makeup is lightweight and never heavy allowing the skin cells to exchange gases as needed. Mineral Essence is also made with antioxidants and vitamins A, C, and E which encourage rather than hinder healthy skin.

Glowing, beautiful skin no longer has to mean unhealthy skin. With mineral makeup lines such as Mineral Essence there is a new way to make your skin look and feel radiant and healthy inside and outside - naturally.