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I never imagined I would suffer from a breakout from using skincare or makeup but yes, it had to happened. I am suffering from a bout of bad itchy rash on my forehead and under my eye area which is refusing to subside quickly. After examining my skincare routine and makeup, I believe the culprit to be a matt mineral veil from Ferro Cosmetics that I was using for half a day yesterday. This is the second time I’ve used the product. The first time I wore it for a short duration when I was testing the line of makeup and I recalled my forehead being itchy too.
Mineral makeup are not created equal
The reason why I’m so certain it’s that is because I’ve used the radiance foundation under the same brand without any problems so far. However, their matte mineral veil contains different ingredients not found in their foundation and after narrowing down the list, I’m suspecting it could be either the Boron Nitride or the Magnesium Stearate or even both.
I read up and found from this report that Boron Nitride could cause an itchy rash with repeated or prolonged contact although the amount cited in the report could be more concentrated than what is actually used in mineral makeup formulations. Magnesium Stearate is also said to cause irritation for those with sensitive skin. My skin isn’t sensitive at all, but it could be a combination of those ingredients reacting to the heat, my perspiration and possibly my skincare products as well.
Compilation of ingredients that might cause irritation for some
Anyway, I decided to write this because I realized that while mineral makeup is said to be good for our skin, not all formulations are created equal. In addition, I’ve not done much reading on the ingredients used in mineral makeup. Apparently, apart from Bismuth Oxychloride which is widely known to be a skin irritant, there are others as well like these that I came across.