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How do we compare?Remember that when you are applying things to your skin many of these ingredients will end up in your blood stream!
Purity Essential Mineral Makeup™ Foundations
Micronized Titanium (Kosher grade, anti-inflammatory mineral with broad UVA/UVB protection); Mica (light reflective mineral reduces the appearance of fine lines and pores); Micronized Zinc (A broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protecting mineral, calming, antimicrobial with acne-reducing properties); Z-Cote™ (the best sun block available; a patented ingredient); Boron Nitride (mineral with antibacterial properties); Silk (rich in 18 easily absorbed amino acids, a natural moisture-adjusting product which can absorb or release moisture as the temperature and humidity change, a natural moisturizer, entraps oil, and offers relief for sunburn, windburn, and other burns.); Silica (diminishes appearance of fine lines, and provides oil control); Iron Oxides (found in nature); may also contain Ultramarine Blue, Chromium Oxide Green.
Purity Essential Mineral Makeup™ Flawless Finish
Kosher Rice Powder (softens skin and absorbs oil); Silica (diminishes appearance of fine lines, and provides oil control); Silk (rich in 18 easily absorbed amino acids, a natural moisture-adjusting product which can absorb or release moisture as the temperature and humidity change, a natural moisturizer, entraps oil, and offers relief for sunburn, windburn, and other burns.); may also contain Iron Oxides.
Purity Essential Mineral Makeup™ Shimmering Bronzer
Mica (light reflective mineral reduces the appearance of fine lines and pores); Silica (diminishes appearance of fine lines, and provides oil control); Silk (rich in 18 easily absorbed amino acids, a natural moisture-adjusting product which can absorb or release moisture as the temperature and humidity change, a natural moisturizer, entraps oil, and offers relief for sunburn, windburn, and other burns.); May also contain Iron Oxides.
Purity Essential Mineral Makeup™ Blush
Sericite, titanium, silk, rice powder, iron oxides. No harmful ingredients whatsoever!
Ingredients Purity AvoidsThese ingredients are associated with nearly all of the well-known mineral makeup companies. Learn why Purity avoids using them:
- Bismuth Oxychloride
Can accentuate pores and cause break-outs on sensitive, acne prone, and/or skin with roseacea
- Talc
Talc can cause dryness and skin irritation, also known to cause tumors in animals.
- Corn Starch
A vegetable derivative that can promote bacteria.
- Parabens
A preservative that has been linked to cancer and allergic reactions in the skin.
- Carmine
A crushed beetle –used for color and is very irritating to the skin ,can cause allergic reactions.
- Kaoloin Clay
A cheap filler ingredient that can over-dry the skin
Compare Purity to Other Mineral Makeup Brands- Bare Escentuals Foundation
Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Iron Oxide, Titanium Dioxide
- Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil (finishing powder)
Cornstarch, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Stearate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide
- Sheer Cover Mineral Foundation
Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Methylparaben, Trisodium EDTA, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine
- Sheer Cover Finishing powder
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.
- Mac - Select Sheer Pressed
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)
- Loreal Bare Naturale Foundations
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
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
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