Fantasia Salon / Spa and Wig Specialists

Would you believe the desire to look good is as old as time itself? Down through the ages, both men and women have always found ways to enhance their physical appearance. As we all know, when we look good - we feel good.

In order to look good, we have taken advantages of advances in chemical research. Many ingredients we use in our products to help in our quest to look better, have cheap ingredients to assure uniform quality. Some popular ingredients in cosmetics are talc, probylene glycol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone. These are common raw materials in cosmetics manufactured in the United States today.

Now we are realizing that there side effects caused by some of these ingredients. Some of the side effects are far more significant than others. Talc is a particularly dangerous ingredient, considered to be a carcinogen and is associated with ovarian cancer. My sister-in-law used the femine hygiene sprays for years only to find out talc was one of the main ingredients. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 5 months ago. She truly believes the cancer is a result of having used these sprays for many years.

Some of the other ingredients mentioned above are thought to cause kidney and liver damage as well as birth defects and allergies with long term use. Not good since we use these products on our skin daily.

So, what are we to do, resign ourselves to walking around all natural, with no enhancements? Please, say it isn’t so!

Enter the resurgence of mineral cosmetics. I say resurgence because they were using minerals as enhancements back in time of ancient Egypt.

Minerals are trace elements which need to be replenished daily to keep the body healthy. Some common examples would be zinc, selenium, magnesium and titanium. Minerals play a vital role with helping blood circulation, boosting brain performance as well as improving muscle tone and keeping eyes and skin healthy.

Some of today’s cosmetic manufacturers have realized the benefit of offering make up containing minerals. This makeup is safe on the skin so there typically are no issues with sensitive skin. Also, mineral makeup can boost antioxidant activity and offer natural sunscreen protection.

Grandma was right. You need your minerals! However, I’ll bet she never thought you would be getting them from your makeup!