Toxins in your Blush?
Teflon.. most women know not to cook with it but the majority of women don’t know they are wearing it on their face all day!
Yep you read that right.. TEFLON in makeup! And that’s not all.. keep reading for a list of some other toxic ingredients in your blush!
Blush is a must have product for the majority of women. It instantly brings life to your face. Like a lot of other women, if I am running out the door and I’m not doing a full face I always do a quick sweep of blush (and highlighter because I’m obsessed!)
But have you ever stopped to look at the ingredients you’re applying to your face and your largest organ (your skin!)
❕Remember, our skin absorbs what we apply to it and those toxins get distributed throughout our entire body via our bloodstream. So your innocent blush may not be so innocent. It may be slowly adding to your total body burden every day. Let’s take a look at the toxins in your blush!
Banished Ingredients in many brands:
❌Talc
❌PTFE
❌Parabens (e.g. Isobutylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, etc.)
❌Lake Dyes & FD&C Colorants (eg. Red 40)
❌Formaldehyde Releasers (e.g. Diazolidinyl Urea, Imidazolidinyl Urea)
❌Aluminum Powder
❌Propylene Glycol
❌Fragrance
❌BHT
❌Retinyl Palmitate
❌Phenoxyethanol
❌Petrolatum
❌Mineral Oil
❌Bismuth Oxychloride
❌Unethically Sourced Mica
❌Heavy Metal Contamination
❌Pesticide and Glyphosate Contamination from non organic ingredients
Not to mention MANY still test on animals 😭 (Must be Leaping Bunny Certified to be sure no animal testing was done, not just “Cruelty Free” Read more here.)
As I was doing research for this post I was looking up ingredient labels of popular blush brands and took note of any that I found that had at least one of the above ingredients.
Here are the offenders:
🚫Avon
🚫Bare Minerals
🚫Beauty Counter
🚫Benefit
🚫Charlotte Tilbury
🚫Clinique
🚫E.L.F
🚫Farmasi
🚫Glossier
🚫Honest
🚫IT cosmetics
🚫Jane Iredale
🚫Lancome
🚫Limelife
🚫Loreal
🚫Luminess
🚫Mac
🚫Mary Kay
🚫Maybelline
🚫Milani
🚫Nars
🚫Physicians Formula
🚫Revlon
🚫Sephora
🚫Tarte
🚫Thrive Causmetics
🚫Too Faced
🚫Wet n Wild
🚫Younique
And MANY more!
This is why I am super picky with my beauty products! This industry lacks regulations and safety testing. Companies can pretty much put whatever they want in a formula and women often trust if it’s on shelves it must be safe. Unfortunately it’s just not the case.
We deserve better! Stop poisoning yourself. You may not immediately see the effects on the outside but over time all of these ingredients DO add up and can cause break outs, acne, hormone disruption, infertility, organ toxicity, cancer and so much more.
✅ Safe Swap: Cheekmate Blush!
✔️Leaping Bunny Certified ✔️Vegan ✔️Non-GMO ✔️Gluten-Free ✔️Toxin-Free ✔️Certified Organic Ingredients ✔️Cruelty-Free✔️Made in the USA ✔️Third party tested for heavy metals ✔️Ethically sourced ✔️Eco Cert minerals ✔️Consciously Packaged in Plastic-free paperboard packaging and then hand wrapped with love in eco friendly, recyclable and biodegradable, educational wrap paper.
It doesn’t get any better than that my friends! 🙌🏻 There is no reason to not ditch the toxins in your blush when there is a safe option available!
Not only does it have high ingredient, sourcing and packaging standards but what we all want to know… YES IT PERFORMS! Just like the toxic brands and better.
•High radiant pigment •Long wearing •Velvety smooth formula
Comes in 3 stunning & universally flattering shades:
•Dragonfruit – Deep Berry with Warm Shimmer Undertones
•Dusty Mauve - True Mauve with Slight Sheen
•Coral Pink - Peachy Pink with Golden Shimmer
If you need help deciding on a shade I’m happy to help!
If it’s time for you to make the swap, you can find Cheekmate at our exclusive rewards link that enters you into winning our MM exclusive monthly giveaways:
Mindful-Mommy.com/Crunchi
Be well, my friends!
©️Mindful Mommy, Meghan Smallwood