Know Thy Mineral Makeup
Mineral makeup is nothing new. In Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra used kohl to rim her eyes. Red ochre was a popular choice to redden cheeks or lips around the same time period. In modern times, mineral makeup really only took off after 1976. Why? In 1976, cosmetics companies were suddenly required to put all the ingredients in a product on the label. That seems like a foreign concept in today’s world, but at the time it caused quite a stir. As we’ve discussed in other posts, so man

