i am looking for cheaper options that are just as good.
'bare minerals' contains bismuth oxychloride as one of its only five ingredients. if this hugely popular brand contains it then i'm extra wary about other mineral make-up brands.
http://musq.com.au/page/musq_ingredients.html
i use the test down the bottom to screen brands.
"Musq does not use bismuth oxychloride found in most mineral brands - it is a cheap filler and colourant that results in a greasy, big pored look and rashes. Classed as a heavy metal, it is a byproduct of lead!"
i looked through everyday minerals ingredients and it doesn't have any of:
bismuth oxychloride, talc, carmine, propylene glycol, a synthetic colour shown by FD&C or D&C followed by a number, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben or Methylparaben, Imid Urea, nylon 12.
so i think i'll try it.
even though it's an american brand. i heard they import the minerals from australia.