[Lori@FSB]

Originally Posted by Ode to Joy

but talc is in most MMUs, too. and you will find a whole lot of fillers and bad stuff when you look at what most of the MMUs that are out there. There are only a few companies who offer almost pure MMU

I disagree that Talc is in most MM. What I use has no talc ( silica) or other fillers , as I define them. Fillers to me have no purpose but to "cut " or make the product have more volume. Now that is just my opinion.

[newyorlatin]

This thread is very interesting. I do agree that there is a lot of marketing hype involved but that would apply to both sides - natural and conventional.
I began trying mineral makeup because there was without a doubt something in every liquid and cream foundation that I'd previously been using that was breaking my skin out- a phenomenon that I'd never experienced. Immediately upon using mineral foundation this has rarely occured and when it does it is minimal. The eXception to this for me is when a mineral foundation has mag. stearate.
I do appreciate the additional information and think that it's a good thing for us to share information with one another in these forums whether we agree or disagree with the opinion being expressed. I guess I just want to be as current as possible with various findings on anything that interests me.

[ColdDayInHell]

Originally Posted by Lori@FSB

Fillers to me have no purpose but to "cut " or make the product have more volume. Now that is just my opinion.

Even though it is a cheap filler, talc actually provides improved skin feel (softness, silkiness), spreadability, translucency, some coverage and adsorption qualities to makeup.

[icecookies]

Originally Posted by ColdDayInHell

Even though it is a cheap filler, talc actually provides improved skin feel (softness, silkiness), spreadability, translucency, some coverage and adsorption qualities to makeup.

I can't vouch for talc and mineral makeup myself but I think that I can lend a supporting opinion from a formulator who shares your viewpoint.

I've read of another formulator that owns her own company who prefers to add talc in her personal foundation. She doesn't include this ingredient in the line that she offers to consumers because of the general consensus on talc in the mineral makeup community but she sais that it improves the texture and quality of the foundation in her opinion. She also provided links to expert opinions that state that talc as used today is safe and no longer contains the hazardous components that it once did, asbestos.

[simisimi100]

the fact is that MMU is made from a little list of ingrediets what its good for me!
I dont like liquid founation.

[Raze]

I don't have access to the article, but after reading all of this thread, I'd have to agree that not all mineral makeup is created equal.
Doesn't it make sense the less ingredients in something (depending on what the ingredients were) the better it would be?

[sbs4536]

Originally Posted by Raze

I don't have access to the article, but after reading all of this thread, I'd have to agree that not all mineral makeup is created equal.
Doesn't it make sense the less ingredients in something (depending on what the ingredients were) the better it would be?

I agree even the small women owned companys have too many ingredients in them.

[laurie_lu]

Check out Cory Cosmetics. Her mineral foundation only contains 2 ingredients: titanium dioxide & iron oxide. Her's offers heavy coverage.

[sbs4536]

I need to try Cory again I tried when 1st intro to MMU but had a hard time getting it to go on right
I use Suncats has 4- Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Zinc Oxide, Iron Oxides works well for me.

[frugalmel]

I am finally able to read the article. While I don't care for many marketing ploys, to include MMU lines, I really don't see the problem the blogger has with minerals. I feel that they don't break me out as much as liquid foundation, and that makes me a happy camper. I like the "less is more" idea, but the less that I put on should be free from dangerous ingredients as well. (in both mineral and liquid forms) If I can't pronounce it or identify it, why would I want to use it. Or eat it, but that's another rant all together.

Bottom line is, there are good makeups and bad makeups out there no matter what formula. We have to do our research and make wise choices no matter what the advertisers or companies tell us.

[love2482]

Oh wow.

[Pomander_]

Originally Posted by SukiBelle

putting the 'better for your skin' thing aside for a minute....mmu just LOOKS better, imo. After trying a batch for the first time and running out, I reached for my old foundation that day and I just looked like I was wearing a MASK compared to the mmu.

For that reason alone I'll never go back to liquid.

I think the author of the article knew this, that MMU tends to look better because it is in a lighter powdery form than liquid foundation and so it spreads out more evenly across the skin. But what I never knew before was that MMU really contains the same ingredients, which is not implied in advertisements.

Good article, thanks for posting!

[marinda]

I would totally read this...if I could see the link. I thought mineral makeup was new.

[laurreenn]

i don't think it matters what marketing scheme MMU uses...all that matters is how the consumer feels about their skin after using this product. who cares if it's not a new invention? that doesn't make my skin look less silky or feel less breathable. this article definitely opened my eyes to some facts i didn't know before, but i feel like it doesn't really matter because i love my MMU and the points she made are moot to my happiness with my cosmetics.

[GeeCee]

I was never a "foundation" type. I had been using Cornsilk powder for almost 2 decades. I didn't understand (years ago) when some of my friends jumped on the BE bandwagon. No one wanted to hear my "overpriced powder" rant. As they dumped their bottles of heavy fluid goo and charged ahead into the new realm of this miraculous powder I was literally dumbfounded. A few years later I did switch to Physicians Formula pressed powder MMU and finally on to some of the other new brands of MMU because there was more of a color choice. But it's still powder to me.

[Adrienne]

I do think mmu is just a marketing ploy but that doesn't mean it doesn't have any benefits. I myself dont use mmu (yet) but i do want to and am actually waiting for my kit to come in. And the way it works, it is much simpler to put on one thing as oppose to primer, foundation, concealer, powder back to back. Plus you'll reap all the benefits of knowing you're probly not allergic to much of anything since it only contains 4 or 5 ingredients. mmu is meant to just be purer and more natural. Mother nature's knows best. I do think this person is a bit one-sided. he didn't even mention much of the real benefits that women acheive in using mmu, except for the fact that it's simpler. Plus he didn't tell us much of anything we already didnt know.