The use of Bismuth Oxychloride in almost all of the best-selling mineral powder make-up today is unfortunate, because the vast majority of acne and roseacea sufferers will use these products, and find that they also irritate and aggrevate their condition. This leads them to be let down, once again, by advertising claims of "good for all skin types".
At the time of this article, only two mineral powder companies leave off this harmful additive. "Belle Saison", at www.4skinbeauty.com and "Mineral Secrets", at www.mineralsecrets.com.
Of the two, the better value is Belle Saison's mineral powders. Why?, you ask? Well, they both are talc-free (an important note), but the amount of mineral powder that you get from Belle Saison is 20 grams, as compared with mineral Secret's 10 gram units for twice the price! We stick to using only micronized mineral pigments, no "rice powder" anywhere. Rice powder is a food grade additive, and therefore can cause molds, yeasts and other "nasties" to grow. Belle Saison uses only inorganic products in our mineral powder make-up line.As someone who has battled with skin problems for 20 years, it is refreshing to use Belle Saison's mineral make-up line, and to finally be seeing the last of unsightly skin maladies. The longer I use the products, the better my skin looks!
How the Addition of DMAE to Copper Peptide boosts its' anti-aging power.
Copper Peptide has a proven track record in anti-aging effects with people who relied on personal results, instead of industry hype. With good reason, it works!There are all manner of claims to the efficency of this or that "new" product touting age reversal, but copper peptide continues to gain relevency due to the fact that it works, plain and simple.
Anti-aging effects of Copper Peptide/DMAE
In an article in Body Language Dermatogy in April 2003, Dr Pickart expounded on the reasons for skin aging and the hope found in copper peptide. He stated that "During human ageing, skin becomes thinner and accumulates various skin lesions and imperfections. The structural proteins are progressively damaged causing collagen and elastin lose their resiliency. The skin’s water-holding proteins and sugars diminish, the dermis and epidermis thin, the microcirculation becomes disorganized, and the subcutaneous fat cells diminish in number. Decades of exposure to ultraviolet rays, irritants, allergens, and various environmental toxins further intensify these effects. The result is a wrinkled, dry, inelastic skin populated by unsightly lesions.
