Why Mineral Makeup?

Minerals are a wonderful natural way to look your best and also to do something great for your skin! Simplicity Mineral Cosmetics are pure minerals and we leave out all the unessesary preservatives, additives, and oils. Minerals are naturally water resistant and also offer great sun protection for your skin. Once you try minerals you won't ever want to go back to the gooey mess of liquid makeup.

Mineral makeup is crafted from powdered minerals and iron oxides. Its historical roots are ancient, as women have been putting “colored earth” on their skin since the beginning of time.

Why our mineral makeup?

* Broad-spectrum UVB and UVA protection - up to SPF 20.

* Anti-inflammatory, helps to calm and soothe irritated skin.

*Nearly waterproof.

*Amazing coverage of acne, rosacea and redness following chemical peels and laser resurfacing.

*No talc, bismuth oxychloride or parabens.

*Made with only inert minerals (cannot support or grow bacteria like traditional liquid foundation).

*Never tested on animals.

Why loose Minerals?

It's the most natural makeup available on the market. How does your face feel when you apply a liquid foundation? In order to create a liquid foundation, manufacturers add water, oil, waxes, petrochemicals, synthetic humectants, gums, and fillers (like talc) to the mineral colorants. They also add dyes and preservatives. Our loose, dry minerals don't require preservatives, and all of those other irritating ingredients are completely unnecessary. The natural pigments blend easily on the skin and provide superior coverage due to the lack of cheap fillers.

Why don't all companies sell mineral cosmetics?

Large cosmetics companies are corporations that are designed to generate profit. Keeping your skin healthy is not their concern. Natural minerals cost much more than cheap synthetic fillers and dyes. The bottom line of these corporations is profit. Ours is quality, purity and performance. Our vision is to provide natural cosmetic products that will enable women to achieve the look that they want without chemicals.

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The FDA has allowed so many questionable ingredients to be put into cosmetics and body care products. More and more studies have been done on the harmful chemicals that are on the labels of all the products consumers use every day. Many of the ingredients that the FDA allows in products are banned in the rest of the world! Please read the information in the links below so you can make informed decisions about your next cosmetic purchase

www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/talc.htm

Information on Parabens

Here is what is in our products:

Foundation: Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Mica, Kaolin Clay, Silk Powder, Magnesium Stearate, and Iron Oxides.

Finisher: Sericite Mica, Rice Powder, Iron Oxides

Blush: Sericite Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides (may contain Ultramarine Blue and Manganese Violet)

Eyeshadow: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Kaolin Clay, Magnesium Stearate, Iron Oxides (may contain Ultramarine Blue and Manganese Violet)

Here are some other mineral makeup brands and their ingredients:

Bare Minerals Foundation Ingredients

Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Iron Oxide, Titanium Dioxide


Bare Minerals Mineral Veil (finishing powder) Ingredients

Cornstarch, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Stearate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide

Bare Minerals Eyeshadow Ingredients

Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride,Carmine, Ferric Ferrocyanide, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Manganese Violet, Ultramarines, Chromium Oxide Greens, Chromium Hydroxide Green, Kaolin, Zinc Oxide, Silica


Loreal Bare Naturale Foundation Ingredients

Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide, Talc, boron nitride, Dimethicone, Carnaba wax, Cetyl dimethicone, Trimethyloxysilicate, Trisocetyl citrate, Alde baradensis leaf juice, Tocopheryroyl, Panthenol.

Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Mineral Powder Foundation Ingredients

Mica, Bismuth Oxychloride, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Pantothenic Acid, Soybean Flour (Glycine Soja), Silk Powder, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

Sheer Cover Mineral Foundation Ingredients

Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Methylparaben, Trisodium EDTA, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine

Sheer Cover Finishing powder Ingredients

Mica, Corn Starch Modified, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Silica, Carum Petroselinum (Parsley) Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Extract, Methylparaben Propylparaben. May contain: Iron Oxides, CI77499.

Here are some ingredient lists that will worry you....

Neutrogena Visibly Even Liquid Makeup Ingredients

Titanium Dioxide (2.4%) Inactive Ingredients: Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cyclopentasiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isostearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Boron Nitride, Soybean Seed Extract (Glycine Soja), PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer, Isostearyl Linoleate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Cyclohexasiloxane, Magnesium Potassium Fluorosilicate, Glycerin, Trimethylolprophane, Triethylhexanoate, Calcium Pantothenate, Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Tocopherol, Green Tea Leaf Extract (Camellia Sinensis), Tetradibutyl Pentaerithrityl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Isopropylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorophenesin, Methylparaben, Benzoic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Diazolidinyl Urea, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Aminomethyl Propanol, Alumina, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Silica, Triethanolamine, Fragrance, May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide

Physicians Formula - Beauty Spiral Brightening Liquid Foundation Ingredients

Water, Titanium Dioxide, C12-15 Alkyl Octanoate, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/CapricTriglyceride, Cyclomethicone, Octyldodecanol, Propylene Glycol Stearate SE, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Dimethicone, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Cellulose Gum, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Isopropyl Lanolate, Panthenol, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, May Contain: Iron Oxides, Mica, Talc, Ultramarines?2001 Physicians Formula Cosmetics, Inc.

Mac - Select Sheer Pressed Ingredients

Talc; Silica; Octyldodecyl Lactate; Isononyl; Isononanoate; Nylon-12; Tocopheryl Acetate; Ascorbyl Palmitate; Lecithin; Aluminum Sulfate; Zeolite; Zein; Perfluoropolymethylisopropyl Ether; Bht; Tetrasodium Edta; Sorbic Acid; Methylparaben; Propylparaben; Butylparaben; Mica; Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891); Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499); Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288); Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510); Ultramarines (Ci 77007); Red 6 Lake (Ci 15850); Red 7 Lake (Ci 15850); Red 30 Lake (Ci 73360); Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)

Nars Balanced Foundation Ingredients

Aqua (Water), Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol Stearate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Caprylic/CapricTriglyceride, Stearic Acid, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Diethylhexyl Adipate, Lecithin, Kaolin, Polysorbate 20, Zea Mays ((Corn Oil)), Retinyl Palmitate, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Lanolin ((Lanolin Alcohol)), Cetyl Palmitate, Triethanolamine, Isostearamide DEA, Oleic Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Xanthan Gum, Simethicone, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Ethylparaben, May Contain: CI 77491, 77492, 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77289 (Chromium Hydroxide Green)

Avon - PERSONAL MATCH Cream-to-Powder Foundation SPF 10 Ingredients

active ingredients :; octinoxate; titanium dioxide; other ingredients :; propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate; diisopropyl dimer dilinoleate; microcrystalline wax; nylon; cetyl ricinoleate; hydrogenated coco glycerides; silica; tribehenin; polymethyl methacrylate; ethylene/methacrylate copolymer; propylparaben; ethylparaben; magnesium myristate; butylparaben; water; isopropyl titanium triisostearate; glycine soja (soybean) seed extract; butylene glycol; alcohol; lecithin; pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract; vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract; kaolin; lauryl pca; zinc pca; c12-15 alkyl benzoate; lonicera japonica (honeysuckle) flower extract; sodium pca; phenoxyethanol; glycine soja (soybean) lipids; hydrogenated lecithin; hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate; punica granatum extract; tocopheryl acetate; trisodium hedta; arginine; glycine; proline; retinyl palmitate; xanthan gum; isopropylparaben; tocopherol; ascorbyl palmitate; beta-carotene; may contain :; iron oxides; mica; bismuth oxychloride