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).
Ingredients to avoid in products you choose
- 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