Controlling Acne In Summer Heat

The Never Ending Zit

As the summer heat piles on and hot, sticky perspiration becomes the norm, there always seems to be the pesky zit that keeps popping up or simply won’t go away.  You know the one, that shiny red bump that hangs out on the forehead, around the nose or under the eye, at the top of the cheek, lasting for days or even for a week or more.  Some of us get several at a time in the same location, but the results are always the same, they just seem to keep hanging in there.

Summer Time Requires Never Ending Vigilance

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Dry, Scaly, Itchy Eyelids, What Is Causing This?

A Conundrum To Be Sure

We have some women who have come to us, complaining about dry, scaly patches of the eyelid, or that their eyelids itched, or their eyes would be red and watery whenever they wore makeup or eye shadow.  They have been to countless dermatologists over the years and either they could never determine what was going on, or blamed it on eczema or seasonal allergies.

They used steroid creams, eye drops and medicated ointments, only to see no lasting results.  Their eyelids would recover for a brief period, and only when they began wearing eye shadow again, did they repeat the process of dryness, scaliness, exacerbated with itchy irritation.

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Bismuth Oxychloride Made My Face Itch, When Will It Stop?

Ongoing Worry And Confusion

Many women have written to us about the angst and problems surrounding the past use of Bismuth Oxychloride.  Even though they have stopped using this ingredient, which included switching to our mineral makeup, some are still experiencing some slight itching, although nothing like before, yet are concerned with what is happening with their face and whether or not they will ever recover.

Due to the heavy nature of bismuth oxychloride, it requires intense buffing action to keep it from sliding off the face.

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Does Your Mineral Makeup Contain Micronized Minerals?

Let’s Clarify Micronized Minerals Used In Mineral Makeup

For a very long time now mineral makeup formulators have used terms like micronized minerals and non micronized minerals.  This has been the way mineral makeup ingredients have been described for determining the best option for coverage and health safety. But in an era of much confusion over cosmetic ingredients, it is more vital than ever to convey accurately the scientific differences or variations of the same ingredient.

The fact of the matter is, all mineral makeup is micronized for consistency, ease of flow, and to achieve level of application best suited for the best coverage. Micronized minerals has really been about describing micron size of the particles and were considered to have less whitening effect on the skin, whereby producing less pigment.

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Are Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Minerals or Chemicals?

Titanium Ore, Rutile Form

Zinc Ore (zincite) Crystal Form

Answer: This is an excellent question and probably has others confused as well.  They can be considered both minerals and chemicals, actually!

Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide as they are most commonly referred to, are physical sun blockers and are widely considered minerals in their purist form, yet to be thoroughly accurate, they are inorganic chemical compounds with varying chemical properties depending on which application they are used for.  The pure form of the chemical elements found in our periodic table,  Titanium (Dioxide) and Zinc (Ore “zincite” ) Oxide are typically known to create the chemical formulas of TiO2 and ZnO.

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