Mineral Makeup for Dry Skin
All young girls, beauty queens and women, in general, at some time or the other in their life, depend on makeup to make them look attractive. This also boosts confidence, since in today’s world looking good is very important. The hypocrisy of “inner beauty” follows much later.
Mineral makeup is known as one of the oldest forms of cosmetics in the world today. History has proof of ancient queens like Cleopatra of Egypt using mineral makeup for her skin. However, in recent few decades, synthetic and chemical makeup has become hugely popular, over shadowing the benefits of mineral makeup. But the world of makeup seems to have gone a full circle and mineral makeup has gradually started picking up in popularity again.
Mineral makeup is composed of finely and proportionately mixed natural minerals which are able to blend well on the skin and often give its characteristic colours. The contents in mineral makeup naturally disperse light and provide a radiant and healthy glow to the skin. Due to this, thousands of users vouch for it and are reluctant to even try anything else. Mineral make up consists of high quality pigments, which are used in different proportion for different products like eye-shadows, liquid foundations, mineral rouge powders and foundation powders.
Mineral makeup is essential for every type of skin, but it is most essential for dry skin. Mineral makeup for dry skin hydrates the dry skin, thus giving it a clean and natural feel. A good brand will work wonders for dry skin as a true mineral makeup for dry skin will be completely natural, devoid of any chemicals or fragrances. Chemicals and fragrances have a tendency to clog up the pores of skin, leaving the skin even drier.
It is recommended that for dry skin, after a thorough facial cleansing, use a good quality moisturiser and wait for a few minutes so that the moisturiser may set in properly. Then apply the mineral makeup for dry skin, as it will leave the moisture content in the skin well balanced. Then you may use a mineral foundation or a mineral powder which suits your skin tone the best. These steps will make sure that you skin is left looking flawless. After this we may proceed with the usual makeup routine of eye liner, lip stick, etc. Another advantage of using mineral makeup for dry skin is that it makes sure that the rest of the makeup lasts on the skin for a much longer time.
In case your skin is extremely dry and dehydrated, it would be a good idea to use a mineral makeup foundation or cream. Another good thing to do to hydrate your skin is to put a few drops of jojoba oil in your mineral foundation. Also, we must avoid foundations which contain silica gel or kaolin clay as these are very good dehydrating and moisture absorbing agents. In case you suffer from redness of skin or you suffer from rosacea, using a foundation which has zinc oxide will do well for your skin.
In mineral make up for dry skin, the ingredients we would need to look for would be avocado, green tea, cucumber and honey. Other than these ingredients the makeup should also have finely ground minerals such as mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide and zinc oxide. The formulation of mineral makeup, unlike that of synthetic makeup is very light and lets your skin breath, ensuring it remains healthy, and you remain beautiful.
- Shishir Rao
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