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Cosmetic Terminology:
What Makeup Packaging and Ingredient Tells You About the Product

Although women and men have been wearing makeup since earliest
history, Max Factor is credited with the invention and mass
marketing of pancake foundation makeup in the 1950's. Max Factor,
who started out as a wig designer, created the first grease paint
makeup for the movies in 1914, and went on to do the makeup of
such stars as Lucille Ball, Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert and
Bette Davis. The company was acquired by Proctor & Gamble in
1991, but still does business under the famous name of the
master.

And makeup has come a long way since 1914. Very few women these
days are willing to rub tinted petroleum products on their faces?
unless there's a really brilliant marketing scheme in place to
convince them to do so. In fact, consumers have proven again and
again that we'll buy practically anything if we thing it will
make us look or smell good.

What Does Hypoallergenic Mean When on Makeup Packaging?

But let's start with a real shocker, just discovered by this
writer while researching this article. Did you know that
"hypoallergenic" means nothing at all? It's true! The FDA has no =

requirement in place that systematizes allergy testing for makeup,
so any brand that wants to claim its product is "hypoallergenic"
may freely do so, to the detriment of makeup wearers with
sensitive skin or one of the many allergic conditions so common
to modern life. Ditto for "allergy tested". If it's a food
product, manufacturers must let us know if products may have
potential for loosing nut allergies, but you could rub your face,
all unknowing, with pure peanut oil if it's sold to you by a
makeup company. The FDA does prohibit the use of super-toxic
chemicals, but other than that, (and I quote the FDA regulation)
"Cosmetic firms are responsible for substantiating the safety of
their products and ingredients before marketing." The FDA doesn't
require them to do any particular testing first.

Non-Comedogenic Cosmetics - Is there such a thing?

So, when a makeup claims to be non-comedogenic (pore-clogging),
they're just whistling Dixie. Have you ever seen a lotion or
liquid foundation that doesn't dry up in the bottle, causing an
occasional clog? Why wouldn't it clog your pores if you failed
to wash it off? Of course it would.

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Oil Free Makeup - Check the Makeup Label to Confirm

Now, "oil-free" is something a consumer can check out. Cosmetic
companies do list ingredients on the package, and you can read
whether there are oils involved, unless they are hidden by
chemical names you don't recognize. For example, palm kernel
oil is also known by its name of myristic acid, or tetradecanoic
acid.

No Animal Testing and Cruelty Free - Depends?

And wait; there's more. Companies that advertise "no animal
testing" or "cruelty-free" products may actually test or buy
ingredients that have been tested on animals at other
manufacturers'. Look for the label that says "No new animal
testing". To get truly cruelty-free products, you may want to
choose makeup companies who include in their mission statements
a clear stand on cruelty-free products. It's not something you
can sue over if you find they're lying, but most corporations
won't go to the trouble of pretending to be cruelty free to the
extent that they'll include it in a mission statement.

Sensitive Skin? Read the Cosmetic Labels Closely for Hidden
Ingredients

Especially for those with sensitive skin, fragrance free and
talc free makeup may be important. You have to read the
labels?"unscented" just means that the product doesn't contain
a particular perfume, but it often does mean that fragrance has
been added to mask the less-pleasant smell of the unfragranced
ingredients. Dye free mouth makeup is rare?lipsticks typically
have some sort of dye in them, but mineral makeup is usually
dye free. And finally, the claim that a product is
"dermatologist tested isn't worth the paper it's written on.
There are no legal requirements to fulfill in dermatological
testing. Even SPF numbers are not to be relied on, since the
FDA hasn't been able to determine effective ways of testing
products for protection from UVA and UVB rays.


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