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Mineral Makeup: How To Make Mineral Makeup
If you have already been won over by mineral makeup cosmetics, you will be familiar with the fact that it offers great coverage, alongside natural luminescence. No longer do you have to clog your pores with makeup that is best applied with a spatula. Mineral makeup uses a range of pure minerals, such as iron oxides, zinc oxides and crushed mica to give it its distinctive range of colors. The best part about these natural minerals is that you can individualize the shades you wear, by making your own mineral makeup cosmetics at home.
The best place to start is probably by purchasing a mineral makeup kit. This way, you can see how much you really like the process of blending and mixing your own makeup, before you jump in at the deep end and buy a whole lot of mineral makeup ingredients. There are a great range of mineral makeup cosmetics kits that you can purchase, either at a cosmetics wholesaler or, like everything else these days, over the internet. Mineral makeup cosmetics kits are often put together by qualified mineral makeup instructors and should include base ingredients, colorants and some comprehensive "recipes" and instructions! The amount of product included in the kit will be reflected in the cost, but it's possible to get a good quality mineral makeup kit for as little as $50.
When you have learnt as much as you can from your kit, you might want to buy larger quantities of mineral makeup cosmetics components. First, you will need base powders and additives. These are the foundations of the products you will create and may include ingredients such as bismuth oxychlorides, boron nitrides, calcium carbonates or kaolin clay. You will also need colorants, which are available in shades including everything from black and blue, oranges, reds and pinks, through to white and silver. The minerals that create these shades include mica, hilite, bismuth and ultramarine.
If you plan on selling some of your mineral makeup cosmetics (check the local laws that govern the sale of cosmetics), you will need good quality equipment and ingredients. In terms of equipment, you will need metal measuring spoons, something to mix your ingredients in (coffee grinders are really good!), a dust mask, latex gloves, a clean work surface, rubbing alcohol and some zip-lock bags to store your ingredients. You will also need sheets of white paper on which to blend your ingredients.
As the trend toward mineral makeup continues, there are a growing number of courses available which can teach you the inside tips and tricks of mineral makeup cosmetics production. Even if you are quite knowledgeable about the process of making mineral makeup, you may find courses and training days a good source of inspiration and ideas for creating exciting new color combinations.
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