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?
