Saturday, May 7, 2011

Do you pay attention to ingredient labels?

With all the drama in the Indie community I wonder if everyone pays attention to mainstream companies as well. I feel that Indie brands are under a magnifying glass 24/7 and mainstream aren't. Is it that they have money to do lab tests that you trust them more? Well I decided to actually look at mainstream ingredient labels to see if there was anything that looked suspicious. There is one brand in the mix that most consider Indie, but i do not. What do you think? Anything that seems like it doesn't belong? Here is the link to the FDA's table of approved color additives.

#1
All shades contain:
Talc, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, BHA. May Contain: Kaolin, Nylon-6, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Disostearate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Polybutene, Butyl Stearate, Red 27 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Red 7 Lake, Ultramarines, Iron Oxides, Carmine, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 30, Manganese Violet, Red 21 Lake, Yellow 10 Lake, Chromium Oxide Greens.

#2
All shades contain:
Talc, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Carbonate, Octyl Palmitate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Chromium Oxide, Green, Ferric Ferrocyanide, Carmine.


#3
Ingredients: Talc, Zinc Sterate. May Contain: Octyl Palmitate, Kaolin, Calcium Sterate, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride, Carmine, Manganese Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Ultramarine Pink, D&C Blue #1 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Blue #2 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Yellow #5 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Yellow #6 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Red #6 – Barium Lake, D&C Red #7 – Calcium Lake, D&C Red #21 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Red #27 – Zirconium Lake, D&C Red #8 – Sodium Lake, Bronze Powder

#4
Ingredients: Talc, Zinc Sterate. May Contain: Octyl Palmitate, Kaolin, Calcium Sterate, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride, Carmine, Manganese Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Ultramarine Pink, D&C Blue #1 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Blue #2 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Yellow #5 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Yellow #6 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Red #6 – Barium Lake, D&C Red #7 – Calcium Lake, D&C Red #21 – Aluminum Lake, D&C Red #27 – Zirconium Lake, D&C Red #8 – Sodium Lake, Bronze Powder

#5
Mica, Zinc Stearate, Imethicone, Squalane, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Trimyristin, Phenoxyethano, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Caprylate. May Contain +/-: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891 ), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090:2), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140:1), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289).

And what does may contain mean? Is it in there is it not?

Here are some indie brands just for comparison:

#1
Ingredients: mica, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, ultramarines, magnesium myristrate, chromium oxide and carnauba wax.

#2
Ultramarine Blue Pigment, Zinc Oxide, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Tin Oxide.

#3
Mica, Titainium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Tin Oxide, Calcium Aluminim Bororsilicate, and Silica

#4
Ingredients: Red #40 Lake

#5
Mica. May contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Manganese Violet, Ultramarines, Tin Oxide, Chromium Oxide, Copper Powder, Bronze Powder, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate,Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, FD&C Blue#1, FD&C Red#40, FD&C Yellow#5, Ferric Ferrocyanide, Silica,Styrene/PVP Copolymer, Myristyl Myristate.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Hi there

It has been a really long time since I have posted on here. Since then I started my own company, Black Rose Minerals. That is keeping me busy. I don't know how often I will be posting on here, but i will try to. I did start a blog for BRM you can follow me there as well. For now if you haven't already check out: http://www.blackroseminerals.com

See ya soon