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Author	Topic: Percentage of Oxides in make-up
sunny 01-24-2003 01:19 AM	Hello! So far, the only foundation that seems to work with my skin is the Jane Iredale pure-pressed powder. I've been using it for over a year, and I quite like it. However, I am concerned that it has ingredients that accelerates the aging process. Are the following percentages high? Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)......6% Zinc Oxide (CI 77497)............1.5% May contain Iron Oxides What would you consider to be low percentages for such make-ups that has the so-called ingredients? Thanks!!! Sunny
Wai 01-27-2003 12:17 PM	in general, i consider 1% as the limit (so, 6% is quite high), for me, but the bad thing is that more and more make ups contain these metal-oxides, and in higher amounts... because of that, i've been changing make ups a few times already; it seems to get worse... so, it might very hard to find a make up that contain low levels, or no metal oxides at all... For me it is hard, i'm still searching... again... But, if your skin is happy with that make up so far, i wouldn't buy another one, unless you come accross one that contains lower levels, or non of it at all, of course
Sanna 01-30-2003 06:02 PM	maybe it's better not to wear any make-up.... My skin is good so I don't really need it...maybe the oil will give me enough protection against pollutants and dehydration? (Finland is not that polluted actually...but the air is very dry in winter) I have checked ALL the foundations available here in Helsinki and I can't find any "less bad" ones, all of them (cheap and expensive) contain lots of oxides and propylene/butylene glycol etc Oh and they are all either "anti-aging" or "moisturizing" or "vitamin enriched" (E and C) no regular ones available... It sucks and I'm tired of searching. Just oil for me from now on.
Wai 02-01-2003 03:27 PM	Well, you are right; if the air is not polluted, you don't need the make up, but you do need the oil...