With so many makeup brands out there, it is hard to find one that works well with your skin, let alone one that has clean natural ingredients. Is it really worth the energy and money to buy cleaner makeup products? That is what you are here to find out. I will provide you with a comparison of some popular makeup products and a cleaner alternative so that you can make the best-informed decision for yourself and your body.
Concealer
One of the most popular concealers out there has to be the Tarte Shape Tape Concealer. This 10ml concealer retails for $31. Although Tarte markets their brand as “high-performance naturals” this claim seems to be inaccurate when looking at their ingredient list. In this concealer specifically, there are concerning ingredients like artificial fragrances, cyclomethicone, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, and artificial dyes. Let us get into what these ingredients that I can’t pronounce actually do to our skin and body. Dimethicone, which is a type of silicone, is used to lubricate the formula. Unfortunately for many, this can cause clogged pores. The artificial fragrances in this concealer can also trigger migraines, respiratory issues, and irritate the skin. While for some people using this concealer may cause no problems, for others can trigger the effects explained above.
Now let’s look at a more skin-friendly option that uses better ingredients than Tarte. This is from a brand called Beauty Counter. Their Skin Twin Creamy Concealer retails for $34. One of my favorite things about this brand is that they are transparent with all their cosmetic ingredients and will give an in-depth overview of why they chose and didn’t choose other ingredients.
Blush
Another popular makeup product is the Milk Makeup Cream Blush + Lip Color, Flip, retailing for $24. This is actually a makeup product that I own and use from time to time. It blends easily and has a nice dewy sunkissed finishing look. However, there are some downsides to this blush. One of the concerning ingredients from this blush is fragrances. These fragrances can be endocrine disruptors, and cause irritation on the skin.
Milk Makeup Cream Blush + Lip Color Flip
When looking for a better alternative, my biggest goal was to find a blush with no fragrances. Which is when I found the Crème Cheek + Lip Color blush by Honest Beauty. This blush retails for $19.99. Aside from not containing fragrances, this blush has a short list of ingredients that cause low to no harm to the body.
Honest Beauty Crème Cheek + Lip Color Blush
Mascara
Moving onto mascara, let’s take a look at the popular L’Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara Black Noir 905. This mascara retails for $11.99. We all have seen the transformative videos about how long people’s lashes become after using this mascara so we will spare the benefits. Looking at the ingredients, what is most concerning is propylparaben. This is used as a preservative and fragrance ingredient. This can add to developmental/reproductive toxicity and is a high-endocrine disruptor.
L’Oreal Paris Telescopic Mascara Black Noir 905
Going back the brand Beauty Counter, their mascara, the Beautycounter Think Big All-in-one Mascara is a great choice if you want something a little safer. This mascara retails for $30. Wow, that is a big difference in price right? However, looking at their simple and safe ingredients I believe this might be a better investment to make.