[farraige]

Hello,

I need your advice. It seems that every mineral foundation breaks me out. I have already tried Lumiere, Monave, Lauress, Illuminare, Meow. None of those lines use Bismuth oxychloride as an ingredient.... I am wondering what ingredient irritates my skin :-( I noticed that my face break out especially after application of Lauress Elemental (BTW it is the most beautiful looking mineral foundation I have ever seen)... First it starts to itch like crazy (feeling likethousands of needles pricking my face) and after that my face breaks out with a large number of small pimples... I also noticed that Lauress Elemental lists Zinc Oxide as a first ingredient so I started to wonder if it is possible that zinc oxide may irritate my skin ??? I am sure it is not mica... Titanium dioxide may be suspicious too... What do you think? Or maybe some kind of iron oxide? I have no idea,,, What do you think? It seems to be some basic mineral makeup ingredient that makes me break out... Does anyone have similar expercience?

[seymour5000]

i would love the know the answer to this too. i'm trying to move from MAC studio fix to MMU, but i tried EDM and today i have 2 huge under skin blimishes! WHAT! i tried L'Oreal BN because i was in immediate need for a summer color to go on vacation and it did not break me out. LO does have bis oxy in it. i have ocean mist and meow on the way. i don't know if i'm applying too much powder or if it's the ingreds. thanks for posting this and i look foward to seeing the answers.

[Jiro]

What type of brush are you using? Often, that's the culprit. Have you tried a soft synthetic one?

[seymour5000]

i have a synthetic brush from lancome that i used for the edm. i ordered samples and did not order brushes because i didn't know if i would like and didn't need extra stuff if i didn't like. i'm interested in this advice; why would the brush make me break out?

[Savvy_lover]

it got germs in it if u dont wash it often

i live in hot and humid place like hk and i didnt wash my brush for a few days in sumemr and it broke me out so badly ~

[seymour5000]

OH! i see. that would not be my issue because i washed the brush with neutrogena ance face soap and rinsed very, very well. after it dried, then i used the brush to apply.

[Jiro]

Originally Posted by seymour5000

i have a synthetic brush from lancome that i used for the edm. i ordered samples and did not order brushes because i didn't know if i would like and didn't need extra stuff if i didn't like. i'm interested in this advice; why would the brush make me break out?

Your brush wouldn't. Natural hair brushes often cause irritation. They are, after all, animal hair, and no amount of cleaning can change the origin of the hair, though of course the fur/hair is stripped of oil and sterilized before being made into brushes. But, natural hairs vary in texture, courseness, and "absorb" moisture, bacteria, and makeup like your own hair would absorb dye or a deep conditioner (as an example).

[farraige]

Originally Posted by Jiro

What type of brush are you using? Often, that's the culprit. Have you tried a soft synthetic one?

Yes I do have Lumiere's kabuki brush (synthetic one) which is by the way one of the softest synthetic brushes I have ever had and it is not only my opinion

[TDZ]

Hi
The ones you have listed are heavier coverage. I cannot use anything that has a lot of ZO and TD as the first or almost first ingredients. I get tiny bumps after a few days. I use Fusion of Color it is maybe like the coverage of BE but not at all shiny like BE. Maybe give them a shot

T

[Savvy_lover]

maybe ur allergic to one of the ingredients! i would compare the ingredients of everyday mineral and other mineral makeup u have used that wont break u out. narrow them down !

[farraige]

Originally Posted by Savvy_lover

maybe ur allergic to one of the ingredients! i would compare the ingredients of everyday mineral and other mineral makeup u have used that wont break u out. narrow them down !

Thank you. Unfortunately up till now I haven't found any mineral makeup that doesn't break me out ... :-(

I hope it is high amounts of zinc oxide & titanium dioxide (as TDZ suggests) that make my face break out... Thank you for the suggestion.

I forget to mention that I have also tried Merle Norman mineral foundation ( contains: mica, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and iron oxides) which is not so heavy as the previous ones... and my face also breaks out after it :-((( Mica is listed as a first ingredient....

[AngelaGM]

That is a good idea to narrow down the possible irritating ingredient.

[farraige]

Originally Posted by TDZ

Hi
I use Fusion of Color it is maybe like the coverage of BE but not at all shiny like BE. Maybe give them a shot
T

And Fusion of Color doesn't make you break out at all? Which shade would you recommend for light/medium yellow skin with olive tones (I think it would be C25-30 in MAC ?)

Thank you

[katnahat]

Before MMU I broke out ALL the time. I use Aubrey Nicole. I have had 2 or 3 pimples (small ones) since I started using AN fulltime in May. The ingredients for their foundations are:

Soft Coverage: Sericite, Titanium Dioxide (Non-Micronized), Zinc Stearate, Kaolin Clay, Silica (Non-Crystallized), Silk Powder, Iron Oxide, Allantoin

Full Coverage: Sericite, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide (Non-Micronized), Zinc Stearate, Silica (Non-Crystallized), Silk Powder, Iron Oxide, Allantoin

Aubrey Nicole doesn't list the ingredients you mentioned at the front of their list.

I really think the combination of ingredients has alot to do with breakouts. Two companies can use the same ingredients but they use different amounts and that changes the "finished state" of the powder.

[agatapas]

Hmm, when you say it makes you break out you mean pimples or rash ??? I think I also have a problem with MMU, but I still need to verify it. I think Lumiere is not working for me. I just do not feel itching or anytching like that, I just feel it on the face. Maybe I'm using it to much, because, when on the weekends I use a small amounts, my face feels great.

I used Polish company called Rhea, and I could even sleep in this makeup with no break out (of course not on purpose, just after the party, when you are extremely tired - I hate sleeping with makeup on). Just the problem with Rhea is that its extremly chalky and I couldn't find a color match, even that my skintone is easy to match with anything.

Farraige I see you are from Poland, have you tried Rhea ??? I also got the samples from the signature minerals, meow, alima, and elegant minerals, but tried only elegant minerals, and so far they are better than lumiere for me.

I also await some more samples, to see what is really good for me. I got EDM, and I like the feel of the EDM, unfortunately I didn't order any shade which would suit me, so I placed another sampling order at EDM, to see it this is maybe my HG.