Ingredients you will never find in Virtve Cosmetics and WHY!
- Kimber Leigh
- Aug 25, 2015
- 2 min read
You will never find any GMO’s, artificial colors, paraben’s, sulfates, animal testing, gluten, carmine, talc, and bismuth oxychloride! These are a few reasons why we don’t use these ingrediants:
• Bismuth Oxychloride is a popular cheap filler used in a lot of big name makeup companies products. It is a naturally occurring mineral used as a makeup colorant that provides an iridescent (shiny) effect. You get a more youthful looking glow to the skin. Also, Bismouth is actually a byproduct of lead and copper refining. It is supposedly non-toxic. However, it does have a close resemblance to arsenic irritating the skin causing redness and itching. It may also lead to acne breakouts. It is best to avoid this ingredient when looking for makeup, more specifically foundations, blushes, and bronzers.
• Talc is a powdered native, hydrous magnesium silicate sometimes containing a small portion of aluminum silicate. Talc can be contaminated with asbestos fibers, posing risks for respiratory toxicity and cancer. Studies by the National Toxicology Panel demonstrated that cosmetic-grade talc free of asbestos is a form of magnesium silicate that also can be toxic and carcinogenic.
• Carmine is a red pigment/dye derived from insects native to South America and Mexico that live as parasites on cactus plants. Used as a colorant in food, cosmetics and textiles. Has been associated with severe allergic reactions. This ingredient is listed in the PETA's Caring Consumer guide as a substance of animal origin. This ingredient may be derived from animals.
From PETA's Caring Consumer: Pigments from animal, plant, and synthetic sources used to color foods, cosmetics, and other products. Cochineal is from insects. Widely used FD&C and D&C colors are coal tar (bituminous coal) derivatives that are continuously tested on animals due to their carcinogenic properties. Alternatives: grapes, beets, turmeric, saffron, carrots, chlorophyll, annatto, alkanet.
• Paraben (several different forms) Let’s talk about Propylparaben. It is in the paraben family of preservatives used by the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care product industries. Parabens mimic estrogen and can act as potential hormone (endocrine) system disruptors.
You can find most of this information on EWG.ORG.
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