While I admire every step taken to shed light on the dangerous effects of the toxic ingredients in the MAJORITY of the beauty industry… we’re still missing the mark by a landslide to think that all mineral (or “mineral based”) makeup is safe!
•Bismuth Oxychloride is one of those common ‘filler’ ingredients that mineral makeup companies use in their products because it is cheap. Some cosmetic companies will claim this is a “natural” ingredient… but I wouldn’t consider an ingredient that has been synthetically manufactured from bismuth (a metal), oxygen, and chlorine a safe choice.
•Bismuth is a heavy and brittle metal, whereas bismuth oxychloride is a pigment that comes in either a pearl or diamond finish, and is used to give mineral makeups either a matte or shimmery appearance.