Fantasia Salon / Spa and Wig Specialists

It’s pure, it’s natural, it’s actually good for your skin. These claims are what have catapulted mineral makeup into a full-fledged cosmetic phenomenon.

Today, virtually every cosmetic company has a mineral makeup. Mary Kay recently unveiled their line of mineral makeup. Check out your local drug store and you will find most of the players such as Revlon, Neutrogena, L’Oreal, Cover Girl and Physician’s Formula now have mineral lines. So do New York Color, Wet n’ Wild, Mabelline, and Avon. M.A.C. will be debuting their line this year if they haven’t already done so.

Why the buz? The consumers are buying into the all-natural rage. Some retailers such as Walmart and Target report that sales of mineral-based cosmetics were in the amount of $149 million last year!

Mineral makeup is affordable, costing no more than traditional makeup. Women love it because they view it as a treatment and self-preservation rather than self-indulgence. It’s exciting to know there are healthy options that offer them beauty.

Bare Escentuals has been the trailblazer in the mineral makeup market. If you’ve ever watched late night TV, most likely you have come across their infomercial.

For most of us who are sold on mineral makeup, we have all undergone a metamorphosis from the days of traditional, greasy, heavy makeup. Makeup that would melt in the summer, get oily and leave us feeling as though we were wearing a mask. Another benefit, sun protection that doesn’t disappear if you perspire.

From a dermatologist perspective, the makeup appears to be pretty safe and the women like it. Stated by Dr. Robert Norman from Tampa, FL. “The makeup doesn’t aggravate acne or cause flare-ups but, there are certain people who will be sensitive to it.”

Christy Nolan, an esthetician in Dr. Norman’s office recommends Jane Iredale Mineral cosmetics to patients particularly after laser and surgical procedures. She is personally a big fan of the makeup and wears it daily. “It goes on very well, blends and covers with out damaging the skin,” and says Nolan, “it doesn’t clog the pores like other makeups can.”