Friday, January 23, 2009

Mineral Makeup & Your Teenage Daughter: The Natural Way

By Marilyn Etzel

It is a rite of passage for a daughter to play in her mother's makeup. If you have your own teenage daughter you may have already experienced this. When she is ready for her own makeup, help her find a natural product.

The teen years can be harsh, and not only in social settings. Acne often shows up at this time when the hormones are gearing up. since teen girls pay great attention to their looks, this can be a blow to the self esteem.

Using traditional makeup can actually exacerbate skin problems. Most makeup contains fillers and chemical dyes that aren't compatible with acne or eczema, psoriasis or. Wearing heavy makeup can clog pores and bring about whiteheads and blackheads.

If you are approaching the makeup season in your home, help your daughter out. Together, examine the makeup on the market to find one that will keep her skin healthy and clear.

The Benefits

One thing to consider with mineral makeup is the health of your daughter's skin. Skin on the face is delicate anyway and when you are a teen, hormones put the skin through a number of tough phases. Adding traditional pore clogging makeup to the mix is not a wise choice.

Everyone wants to enhance their look. Some teens think that makeup will make them look better but when you have skin irritations, traditional makeup can make them feel and look worse. And, we don't always match the color correctly and then the makeup appears artificial.

Mineral makeup has another purpose. It seeks to enhance what is naturally there. If there are skin imperfections, the minerals are designed to reduce their appearance. As a result, the makeup looks like you are wearing no makeup at all. Your daughter will like that.

The secret is in the mineral formulation and the application. Unlike other makeup, it doesn't take a large amount of the mineral powder to make a difference. Using a Kabuki brush, it is easy to apply the minerals to the face quickly. Your daughter won't need to spend a lot of extra time in the morning fixing her face before school. You and your daughter will be pleasantly surprised with how the makeup looks and makes her feel.

With mineral makeup, your daughter can:

- Keep skin issues at bay

- Learn about natural beauty

- Spend less time in the bathroom applying makeup

After reviewing all of the benefits of mineral makeup, who wouldn't want that for their daughter? - 17944

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