You aren't alone! Bare Minerals pushes itself as "pure, with no fillers or additives or irritants" but as you can tell some people, including myself cannot use it. It makes my eyes itch, swell and run, PLUS it itches and makes my skin look lined and shiny, with HUGE pores. It looks fake, like I have "wax museum face". I have used other mineral products, one of them a liquid cream that is oil free called Illuminare' (illuminarecosmetics.com I think?) and that one in particular along with one that is pressed in a compact and doesn't have the irritants and stuff and uses something natural (I think like shea to compress it) worked really well and I had NO problem. They both have a sunblock of about spf 20-25. I ended up using the BE on my arms and legs and decollette areas as sunblock and also hiding freckles and spots. I tried the moisturizer, the primer and other things including putting the mineral veil on first and it didn't help at all. In fact using a moisturizer that was thicker made me sweat and get bumps. A lot of companies do offer samples, including illuminare' cosmetics (the mineral makeup in a tube- you only use A LITTLE a blend because it is very concentrated so it lasts forever), so you might want to do a search and shop around and try samples. Always check the ingredients first! They are right about the Bismuth Oxychloride, it is a filler that gives weight to the powder, makes it cling and last longer. It is also a very common irritant. Good luck!