Mary Kay Mineral Makeup

Mary Kay Mineral Makeup is one of the later entries into the ever growing mineral makeup market, as minerals take a giant step into the main stream.

The foundation, which retails for $18 is available in 6 shades, it is also available with the brush as a set for $28. The Mary Kay reps are being trained to say that it costs "30% less than the leading brand" (meaning bareMinerals is $25 & Mary Kays is $18). There is a slight difference in size - a regular size bareMinerals foundation is 0.3 ounce net weight, compared to 0.28 ounce in the full size Mary Kay Mineral Foundation.

The ingredients in the Mary Kay Minerals are a bit different than most mineral makeup - the #1 ingredient is listed a talc, with cornstarch (which is a primary ingredient in bareMinerals Mineral Veil) is listed second. It does not contain Titanium Dioxide, which is the primary ingredient in most mineral foundations. It does not contain Bismuth. Mary Kay also doesnt have an SPF "claim" with the foundation - so if you use it make sure you use some other form of SPF. (See more on Mineral Makeup Ingredients.)

Here are the Mary Kay Mineral Makeup Ingredients:
Talc , Zea Mays (Corn) Starch , Zinc Stearate , Dimethicone , Boron Nitride , Zeolite , Methylparaben , Sorbic Acid , Ethylene/Methacrylate Copolymer , Propylparaben , Tetrasodium EDTA , Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate , BHT , Iron Oxides , Mica