The hardest thing for me going Cruelty-Free has been finding a decent foundation. Sure there are plenty of options, but when I started reading the ingredients the list went way, way down to, like nothing. I want a good foundation, it is the one makeup product that I am going to be slathering ALL OVER my entire face. If my foundation isn't any good, the attempt to find healthy makeup sort of disappears in the dust. Because of this, I was determined I needed to get 100% Pure's Healthy Skin Foundation, after all, from what little research I've done, they seemed to be the only ones that were not secretly trying to poison me. Unfortunately, that small convenience comes with a hefty $45 dollar price tag.
So I decided to do some more research to find a more affordable foundation. This post is basically just info on the foundations I researched. It isn't a comprehensive guide, just my notes from what I learned while searching. The most important thing I found out that the holy grail of foundations 100% Pure (or so I thought) actually itself contained some ingredients that were not-so-happy. Don't get me wrong, it's still probably fantastic stuff, just with some poison in it (lol).
P.S. I've only put 100% Pure on this list to give you a guide as to what a "good" foundation looks like, before showing the cheaper ones.
P.S.S. What I basically mean when I listed "Good Ingredients" is that these were made by something natural like a plant. I have not researched if all of them are actually good for your skin, although some of them are.😀
100% Pure Healthy Skin Foundation $45
Red Flag Ingredients: 15% Titanium Dioxide, ((bad if inhaled) Moderate Cancer Hazard . Inorganic compound. This ingredient is found in almost all the cosmetics I've searched, especially the lower end ones) 10% Zinc oxide, (moderate concern for organ system toxicty. not good to breathe).
Good Ingredients: Aloe, Peach, Apricot, Coco Bean, Goji Berry, Acai, Pomegranate Oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, White Tea, Coffee cherry, Maquai Berry, Muscadine Grape, Mangosteen, Acerola, Elderberry, Grapefruit, Honeysuckle,
Downsides: Price.
Upsides: Vegan (some products) Organic, Free Returns. Comes in 8 colors!
Pacifica Dreamy Cover Bare Faced. Price $17
Red Flag ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 21%, Silica: (also know as quartz. Silica dust is dangerous if inhaled. low/medium concern.) Parfum, all natural: (Means perfume, none specific, sort of like saying "natural flavors") Caprylic/capric Triglyceride (low hazard but a suspected environmental toxin).
Good Ingredients: JoJoba Esters, Chondrus Crispus (red algae used as thickener in food) Centifolia Flower Extract (extract of the flowers of the cabbage rose).
Downsides: Is sold on Amazon for $19 instead of $17 (Pacifica website) and it only comes in only 3 colors.
Upsides: Pacifica is a Vegan, Cruelty-Free company and all their packaging is 100% recyclable.
Physicians Formula Natural Origins CC Cream $8.54
Red Flag Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 3.9% Zinc Oxide 1%, Diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate (no info on this substance) Magnesium Sulfate (this is talc also know as talcum powder) Beeswax (not vegan).
Good Ingredients: (Orange fruit water) Jojoba seed oil, Water, Lemon, Agave Leaf Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil.
Downsides: Not vegan, only comes in 2 colors.
Upsides: Affordable, organic, all natural
Physicians Formula Tinted Moisturizer $10.95
Red flag ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 5%, Talc, Aluminum, Alcohol SD ((denatured with organic lavender oil) Moderate hazard, low cancer hazard. Moderate birth defect hazard. But significantly smaller than the risks from drinking alcohol. Bad to eat).
Good Ingredients: Orange Fruit Water, Water, Jojoba Seed Extract, Sunflower Seed Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, Shea Butter, Olive Fruit Oil, Indica Seed Butter, Avocado Oil.
Downsides: Not vegan company, (not sure if this particular product is vegan?) only comes in 2 colors.
Upsides: Affordable, organic, all natural
EVXO Liquid Mineral Foundation. $24.99
Red Flag ingredients: Stearic Acid, most often an animal ingredient, although considering this is an all vegan company, I doubt it is. It can be found in vegetable fats as well. It can be irritating to the skin though.
Boron Nitride: (an inorganic synthetic that can leak into the skin).
(*May contain titanium dioxide, zinc and iron oxides).
Good ingredients: Aloe (first ingredient) Squalane (natural moisturizer) Vitamin E, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Lavender, Goldenseal. Water, Chamomile, Shea Butter, Olive Leaf Extract.
Downsides: more expensive.
Upsides: Vegan, cruelty-free, 90% organic, gluten free, for sensitive skin. Comes in 6 colors!!!
Well, hope this helped anyone looking for a foundation. Personally, I am going with the EVXO, I was excited to find a cruelty-free, vegan foundation half the price of 100% Pure, and its first ingredient wasn't Titanium Dioxide! Yay! Now I just have to find a decent powder😛
Thanks for tuning in.
Peace.Love.Rats♥
-MessyRat
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