Hello, Elegant Lovelies,
Have you ever thought about what ingredients are in your makeup? We often go by a name brand that we know and how pretty the eyeshadow colors look. However, we need to do more research to determine what we are putting on our children’s skin. Just because a product has on its packaging that it is organic or clean doesn’t mean that it’s good for you.
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The Mesothelioma Center (asbestos.com) created a guide on asbestos use in makeup. This free resource helps consumers understand why it is essential to look for daily asbestos-free cosmetics.
https://www.asbestos.com/
The website features the most comprehensive guide to mesothelioma, including general information about the disease, treatment, and symptoms, and it is entirely free to view. The site is medically reviewed by doctors and lists other resources for seeing how healthy your makeup is. Certain cosmetic products and brands make talc-free makeup and cosmetics, according to the site. Online resources are available to find these brands and products. You can use the websites skin Deep and Made Safe to find talc-free cosmetics.
I knew that talc was not good in cosmetics but did not know how much it was being used and contained traces of asbestos. The use of asbestos in makeup is shocking to me because makeup is described as making you look and feel good.
“Because talc and asbestos are minerals found close together, when talc is mined, it may contain traces of asbestos. Talcum powder is still an ingredient in several cosmetics brands. As recently as November 2020, a study found 14% of the talc-containing makeup tested also contained asbestos.”
Two products that I use regularly are talc-free, and they are Shea Moisture and Smashbox. I used BareMinerals foundation and checked on the EWG site, which does not contain talc. Don’t be fooled by a beauty brand that says organic or clean; you still need to check to make sure it is good.
I first started looking at ingredients in hair and makeup when I realized that some of my hair products contained mineral oil. And a colleague happened to share a nail polish article with me, and I read this article; OPI 3-Free made me think about what ingredients are in the products I’m using on my skin. Hence, I did a completely 360 turn-around and checked everything I was using on my skin.
Do you look at the ingredients of your makeup products that you use every day?
Bubblingwitheleganceandgrace.com would like to thank Asbestos.com for creating this guide, so we have the opportunity to make our readers aware of what all the medical jargon means and what talc-free means.
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