Healthy alternatives
| Brand name | Product description |
| BeautyCounter | Skin twin featherweight foundation |
| Coastal Classic Creations | Natural Minerals Powder Foundation |
| Fitglow Beauty | Vita Active Foundation |
| Honeybee Gardens | Pressed Mineral Powder Foundation |
| ISOI | Bulgarian Rose Cover Fit Foundation Pact |
| La Mav | Anti-Ageing Mineral Foundation |
| Mad Hippie | Concealer |
| Maia’s Mineral Galaxy | Mineral Foundation |
| Mineral Fusion | Liquid Foundation |
| Paul Penders | Hand-Made Moisture Foundation |
| Real Purity | Foundation |
| Rejuva Minerals | Foundation |
| Tropic | Mineral Foundation |
| W3ll People | Narcissist Foundation Sticks |
DIY
Do you want a foundation that suits your skin and is healthy and natural?
Here is a simple recipe based on 3-4 ingredients (available here):
2 coffee cups of arrowroot
Cocoa powder
Cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder
2 teaspoons of Kaolin clay
Mix the arrowroot with the bentonite clay, in a non-metallic container, then add the colourings (cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg) according to your complexion.It is also possible to replace the bentonite clay with jojoba, sweet almond or olive oil.
Other recipes are available (The Natural Beauty Blog, Wellness Mama).
Avoid the following chemicals in regular products
BHT: possible carcinogen, endocrine disruptor
Dyes (coal tar): carcinogenic, skin sensitizer, photosensitizer
Mineral oil: possible carcinogen, depending on the degree of purification, allergenic
Isopropyl myristate: skin irritant
Starch acid octenylsuccinate, aluminum salt: neurotoxic
Parabens: endocrine disruptors
Synthetic fragrances: allergens
Phenoxyethanol: irritant, allergen
Propylene glycol: irritant, allergen
Silica: possible carcinogen, irritant to eyes and respiratory tract
Talc: possible carcinogen, irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract
Triethanolamine (TEA): skin, eye and respiratory irritant, respiratory and skin sensitizer