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With her hair styled and coloured, and perfectly applied makeup, the Scottish singer’s appearance promoted her host to comment on her “gorgeous” look. …

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Mineral Makeup 101: Apply mineral eye shadow like a pro. Part 2

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Foiling loose powder eye makeup brings out the bold rich tones seen in the eye shadow container. In mineral makeup eye shadows, foiling enriches each color …

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Mineral Makeup 101: Apply mineral eye shadow like a pro

Examiner.com – ‎Jul 15, 2009‎

Professional makeup artists know that dramatic rich colors are found in loose mineral eye shadow powders. Mineral makeup brands often offer the widest …

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Apply mineral makeup foundation like a pro

Examiner.com – ‎Jun 25, 2009‎

Mineral makeup may be the rage of the century, but loose powder mineral foundation application may be a hassle if the foundation product, makeup sponge, …

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Mineral makeup recommended best makeup by physicians

Examiner.com – ‎Jun 29, 2009‎

Mineral foundation makeup is being touted as the number 1 recommended makeup by physicians and consumers alike. The newest variety of mineral makeup company …

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San Francisco Chronicle – ‎Jul 16, 2009‎

Try Neutrogena MoistureShine Tinted Lip Balm SPF 20 ($7, drugstores) or Jane Be Pure Mineral Lip Balm ($4, drugstores). 7. Stay-proof your eye makeup. …

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Christian Serratos talks vegan beauty and how she has her lazy …

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Some days, I know beauty techniques like it’s my job, and other days I can’t do my makeup for the life of me. So I find it easiest to just put on mineral …

Thank you for reading Mineral Makeup Blog Reviews And Product News from RAESIN IMAGES

I received my mineral makeup products Wednesday and love the free refillable powder brushes.  I ordered so I would get 2 free refillable makeup brushes and I’m glad I did. 

I’ve always loved your Colour ID Mineral Makeup brand and have been an avid user for over 5 years now, but I have been hesitant to try the refillable powder brush as I’ve seen other mineral makeup review sites saying the brushes don’t work or they break.  I was glad your brush came with instructions to show exactly how to fill and apply makeup.

I am currently using one of my free Colour ID Minerals refillable powder brushes with your Matte Magic Setting Powder product as I like to take this with me if my skin gets a bit shiny after an afternoon.  I use Colour ID Minerals Makeup Foundation X-treme as I have some skin issues from sun bathing years ago, and your mineral makeup brand foundation was the only one on the market that was 100% matte foundation and also didn’t contain bismuth oxychloride, mica, or other harsh ingredients that I discovered caused itching and shine.  The X-treme covers everything from my rosacea to my hyperpigmentation brown spots.  OH and thank you for suggesting which product works best for my needs for skin care.  I love your Natural Miracle skin care products; especially the miracle serum and cleansing exfoliate cream.

Thank you for the wonderful free refillable makeup brushes and for having such great customer service ladies knowing just what I needed.  I wasted so much money on makeup and skin care before I found your natural cosmetic company and I’ll be a loyal user and referrer for life.

Joanna H. Dallas TX

We receive a generous portion of emails daily regarding why Bismuth Oxychloride, Biron, and other synonyms for bismuth as a mineral makeup ingredient are bad for the skin.

For those of you that are new to RAESIN IMAGES Natural Cosmetics and our mineral makeup blog, we would like to let you know that we have 2 Cosmetic Chemists on our staff.  One full time cosmetic chemist, that would be Rae Kat Switzer our owner, and one that we consult with if we have questions that we want verification or references to mineral makeup cosmetic formula’s etc.

Let us get down to the nitty-gritty here of why some consumers need bismuth free mineral makeup foundations, blush, and/or mineral eye shadows.

Bismuth in mineral makeup brand products first made a debut in bare minerals, also known as I.d. bare minerals, bare escentuals minerals.

Other mineral makeup cosmetic brands of course use bismuth in their makeup products not just the above company so make sure you read mineral makeup ingredient labels and if in question of INCI’s ask the makeup company your considering trying products from whom their bulk manufacturing company is.  There are unethical companies out there that may finagle their way out of answering if they are embarrassed they don’t make their own mineral makeup, or they may claim they do make their own, but less than 3% of mineral makeup brands worldwide factually make any of their products. (We’ll get to real private label mineral makeup companies at a later posting so you can verify makeup brand companies yourself so you’re not wasting a lot of money on samples etc.)

From a physician’s stance, Dr. Dave our on call Derm (see web md) says that bismuth in general offers good and bad effects, dependent upon individual skin types and what the consumer wearing the mineral makeup brand with bismuth is expecting out of the product.

He offers that bismuth in mineral foundation may carry some anti-inflammatory properties; though no mineral makeup cosmetic brand company or manufacturing company has ever done clinical studies to prove this.  Bismuth, Biron and other synonyms of same ingredient have sheen so offer a light glow as some call it to the skin.  On this same note, the main color of bismuth is not white, but black.  This is why if you take most mineral foundation makeup products containing bismuth in their first 4 ingredients you will find that by rubbing it on the back of your hand, it will start to get very shiny and turn a black/grey hue.  This rubbing will dry out the back of your hand surface so make sure you wash well afterwards and use a nice lotion to bring back oils.

Mineral makeup foundation with large amounts of bismuth, first to fourth ingredient can also be damaging to the skin since the particle size and makeup of bismuth itself is a earth element substrate with jagged edges.  The jagged edges of bismuth can rip and tear skins delicate surface and adjoining dermal layers, thus allowing for bacteria to enter the skin, causing cystic acne lesions, staph infections, and other problems that will lead to you seeing your dermatologist for help to clear up the infections.  Around 60% of users from recent poles using mineral makeup with bismuth and mineral makeup without bismuth found their skin to have some adverse reaction that they didn’t find with mineral foundation makeup without bismuth or mica. (Mica can cause the same effect on skin when used in mineral foundation)

Bismuth As A Mineral Makeup Foundation Ingredient Overview:

·         Can accentuates lines and wrinkles

·         Can be drying to the skin causing skin to look aged

·         Can cause rosacea for some users

·         Can cause rosacea prone skin to have flare ups

·         Can cause cystic acne for some users

·         Can cause acne by clogging pores

·         Can cause bacteria to enter skin’s lower dermal layers

·         Shiny when applied without a setting or veil over

·         Very ashy undertones since black is the main element color

·         Can cause other skin allergies and flare ups

The choice of using a bismuth or biron mineral makeup foundation product will be trial and error for the wearer.

Remember that with any cosmetic, makeup, or skin care product it can take up to three weeks or longer for skin allergens or reactions to show up.

We suggest to never trying more than 1 new product on your skin at a time.  Most consumers do find their skin shows problems within the first 72 hours of using new products.  Except anti-aging skin care products they usually don’t have visible long term signs for 6 weeks to three months.  We’ll have reviews and information on natural and other brand anti-aging skin care products also.

Please remember that this review is for the consumer to have hands on knowledge and take time to do more research themselves for facts not hype on any makeup, mineral makeup or skin care product and its ingredients.

RAESIN IMAGES – Colour ID Minerals Offers All Products Bismuth Free Mineral Makeup.  At no time do we use bismuth in any of our products.

EpiDermalogy Labs, LLC – 2009

ExtraOrdinary Mineral Foundation Makeup from Colour ID Minerals is just that.  ExtraOrdinary.

If you’ve had the opportunity to test and use our ExtraOrdinary Mineral Foundation Makeup you swear by its luxurious silky texture, easy flawless finish application, and all-day, everyday wear ability.  You know about the benefits, ingredients, and what makes it the best mineral makeup choice for skin.

For those that haven’t tried Colour ID Minerals ExtraOrdinary Mineral Foundation let us give you some useful information before you try our mineral foundation samples.

Colour ID Minerals Foundation ExtraOrdinary Makeup is different from other mineral makeup brands it is 100% Mica and Bismuth Free Mineral Makeup.  That in itself is reason enough for a personal trail.  ExtraOrdinary Foundation will not cause itching, rash, redness, or cystic acne like bismuth/biron or any other synonyms bismuth oxychloride uses as a mineral ingredients INCI listing. (See web md for more information)

ExtraOrdinary Mineral Foundation Makeup is 100% matte.  There is absolutely NO SHINE.  No need for applying a mineral veil, setting or finishing powder to rid face of shine that other mineral makeup brands have, as posted above Colour ID Minerals mineral foundation makeup extraordinary is bismuth and mica free.

ExtraOrdinary Mineral Foundation ingredients include:  Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide both used in FDA.Gov levels for an SPF broad spectrum production of not less then 15.

The Zinc Oxide RAESIN IMAGES Natural Cosmetics uses in it’s formulations is also an anti-inflammatory elemental ingredient therefore helping reduce the appearance of acne lesions, rosacea, and other redness on skin’s surface.

Silica, (see our main pages for silica and its synonyms, but there are hundreds of them including aluminum silicate.)  Please read facts, not fiction as posted on other forums or mineral makeup company sites.  If the company isn’t a REAL private label mineral makeup company producing it’s own products, it’s very likely they might not really understand what a MSDS is or what it applies to per product trade names, thus confusing silica, sericite and other ingredients as mica or assuming it’s bad when in fact it’s not.

Aluminum silicate is SAND.  Silica is SAND   So it’s not likely to harm your skin and you eat it and use it in skin and hair products every single day, it’s one of the wonders of the world in it’s capabilities as far us us cosmetic chemists are concerned

Producing healthy and safe products for your skin is very important to us just as you are important to us.  It’s why we’re called Raising Images.  We want you feeling good about you.

Let’s Continue.

Aluminum silicate and aluminum oxide (kaolin clay) are renowned for their cosmetic, hair, and skin care formulating abilities to absorb excess moisture, straighten hair, and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles and so much more.

We’ve formulated with pigments not pigment colored mica so you get real earth element pigments including red oxide, yellow oxide, black, brown and green oxide.  Ultramarines, and in ethnic very dark shades Manganese violet is our special ingredient and for those of you AA women you know what a great ingredient this is for your skin tones.

RAESIN IMAGES – Colour ID Minerals is one of few mineral makeup companies the manufactures 100% of its own products.  This gives us the ability to custom blend mineral foundation makeup to match your skin’s type, texture, and color exactly if necessary.  Feel free to contact us about our custom blended mineral makeup at an additional manufacturing fee.

Please let us know if you have any other questions we’ll be more then happy to post and answer them where we can.

Rae Kat Switzer