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Mineral make-up: Particle size and nanoparticles

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A side note about particle size…Particles in mineral make up are measured in microns or “nanomicrons”. The lower the particle size, the more longer wavelength light is transmitted. What does this mean to us? With a lower particle size you’ll get less reflected visible light and less whitening from products like zinc oxide or titanium...

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MIneral make-up ingredients: Titanium dioxide

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Titanium dioxide (Ti02) is a staple in mineral make-up, offering light scattering and whitening properties. In fact, titanium dioxide is one of the whitest materials on earth, so you can add it to your creations to create heavier coverage or whiter colours. Because of this whitening effect, it would not be considered a translucent or...

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Mineral make-up ingredients: Zinc oxide

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a staple in mineral make-up products. So why do we use it?Zinc oxide tends to whiten skin, so we use it in MMU as a skin whitener that is going to be less opaque than titanium dioxide (more about this product tomorrow). It offers good coverage – the more you use,...

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Mineral make-up: A closer look at eye shadow bases

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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know I love eye shadow! Keeping in mind the concepts from yesterday, let’s take a closer look at eye shadow and the various ingredients we can add to get exactly what we want! Whiteness or opacity: To make a colour lighter, to cover up imperfections. Translucency:...

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Mineral make-up ingredients: A primer (excusing the pun)

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As part of the “what do you want to see on this blog” series, Mich suggested posts on mineral make-up! Thanks for the idea! I love making mineral make-up! I can get the colours I want in the intensity I want, and I don’t have to spend a fortune. When formulating any product, knowing your...

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