February 10, 2009
Natural Makeup? 4
After watching a disturbing episode of Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, I have launched into investigating makeup products that are made with natural products and not animal by-products.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not a vegetarian or vegan but after seeing a particular product that goes into making the creams and gelling agents in makeup, I felt a little ill. Actually, I felt like throwing up and I don’t get queasy that quickly being that I work within the emergency services. However, this particular episode grossed me out enough that I am serious about finding products that are mostly plant based and it’s been pretty tough to say the least.
I am not a fan of mineral makeup because it ages me. I am one of the few people that looks horrible in this type of makeup. I don’t want to, nor can I afford to pay $100 for foundation. What is out there that I can use?
Yesterday, I was reading through Shape magaine when I ran into an ad for Almay’s new natural products line. Over 97% of the natural product line is made from plants. I was pretty excited to see this, so I when I went to Target I immediately made a bee-line for the makeup aisle. Sure enough, there it was! Dissapointingly though, there are only a few items available. I am hoping though that they will come out with more choices like mascara, eyeliner, and pressed powder.
I did buy a few of the items and I will let you know how it works out. I was wondering if any of my dear readers might have any suggestions for natural based makeup and skincare?
Feb 11, 2009 @ 13:27:58
okay, ‘fess up. i’m dying to know what it was! was it horse urine?
Feb 11, 2009 @ 13:50:11
It was ground up cows…I wanted to throw up!!!
Feb 11, 2009 @ 14:02:18
what?!? was it cow bones or the whole cow?!?! do you know what to look for on a label to make sure it’s not in the product?
Feb 11, 2009 @ 20:06:41
The whole cow girl! It was disturbing…I can’t even think about it because it was so gross! I don’t know what the ingredient is, but after doing some research on makeup and skin care products, there are some other ingredients in them that make me want to change my ways!!!