Just because makeup products are labelled natural or organic, you shouldn’t trust them without carefully reading the label. Find out which ingredients are more potent than others and the secret to good natural makeup packaging, along with the benefits of mineral makeup.
Best Ingredients for Natural Makeup: Fruits
Different fruits can offer a combination of vitamins and minerals for your skin, but when your top priority are antioxidants, you need to choose very carefully.
Strawberries are the most efficient natural makeup ingredient according to the American Chemical Society. They’re followed on the list of best ingredients for natural makeup by plums, oranges, red grapes and kiwi fruit. The least effective fruits include tomato, pear and honeydew melon.
Best Ingredients for Natural Makeup: Vegetables
Looking for antioxidants in vegetables is equally important when choosing the right natural makeup ingredients. Artichokes, cabbage, broccoli, red chili, yellow pepper, beetroot and red chicory are the best choices, according to the American Botanical Council. Organic makeup ingredients have been judged using their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity).
Best Ingredients for Natural Makeup: Butters
Nut butters are some of the most important ingredients for natural makeup, but recent studies show they can vary greatly in their effect based on location and climate. There’s no simple tip to choose the right organic nut butters in your cosmetics, so you should sample a few different products before making a long-term choice.
Natural Makeup Packaging and Storing
Since organic and natural makeup contain less preservatives, the packaging and storing become more important. Products in opaque containers tend to last longer since they’re shielded from light, but there’s also the problem of exposure to air and heat. It’s safer to store all natural makeup in the refrigerator, after closing the lid tightly.
Right Ingredients for Mineral Makeup
Minerals are an excellent choice for makeup for sensitive skin. When choosing the right products, there aren’t any special mineral makeup ingredients to look for, but the right choice is often the product with the shortest ingredient list. Loose mineral powder probably shouldn’t contain bismuth oxychloride, but most dermatologists agree that very few women are sensitive to this ingredient, so it’s safe for most users.
