Lifestyle Choices

Natural mineral-based cosmetics represent a unique technology in skincare, combining makeup, concealer and sun block all in one. They are made out of non-reactive elements like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. Titanium is described by the American FDA as one of the purest and most effective ingredients available for sun protection. Zinc oxide has long been used to encourage the healing of skin disorders.

Mineral foundations provide instant broad- spectrum (dealing with UVA, UVB and UVC rays), safe chemical-free physical protection from the elements. Unlike conventional foundations or sunscreens, they are not riddled with potentially harmful chemicals, dyes, preservatives, talc or perfumes to aggravate sensitive skin. And because their minerals are inert – in effect non-reactive – they don’t support bacterial growth.

Mineral-based products are great, even for troubled skin, provided whatever you use to apply them is scrupulously clean. In fact mineral make-up is actually good for your skin. It is so calming that it can even be used after a skin peel. Little wonder cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists throughout the world are raving about it. Jane Iredale’s mineral foundations – which we both use – carry an SPF between 17 and 20. One light brushing of foundation provides a sun block, which is both water- and perspiration-resistant, for day-long protection. You can even go swimming in it. Later it comes off easily with a cleanser.

If you’ve read all your skincare product labels in and discovered with horror that to be ‘good’ means parting with items you paid a small fortune for and love, take heart. There’s nothing wrong with using a delicious face cream that contains a no-no, like parabens. But we encourage you to be conscious of the overall toxic load in your life and do whatever you can to reduce it. The next time you buy cosmetics, as a gift to your skin, use our guidelines in Resources.

We’re not opposed to cosmetic surgery and other beauty-enhancing procedures. At first glance it may seem there is something contradictory between authentic beauty and say, a rhinoplasty. We don’t think so. If you feel that cosmetic dentistry, a face-lift or whatever, enables you to express who you are, we say go for it. Do it outof love for yourself, not from a place of self-loathing. Do it to express your uniqueness more fully. Let the procedure be an initiation into a more whole, fulfilled and happy you.

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