Comparison of Mineral Makeup Brands
DASH NATURAL MINERALS: Cost/gram: $1.71/ $1.53
Net weight: 14 gm/19 gm Cost: $24.00/$29.00
Ingredients: Mica, Titanium dioxide, Zinc, Oxides, Ultramarine Blue, Chromium Green
BARE ESCENTUALS: Cost/gram: $2.77
Net weight: 9gm Cost: $25.00
Ingredients: Titanium dioxide, bismuth oxychloride, mica, iron oxide, zinc oxide.
JANE IREDALE: Cost/gram: $4.00
Net weight: 10.5gm Cost: $42.00
Ingredients: Titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, mica, zinc stearate, dimethicone, hydrated silica, boron nitride, stearic acid, plankton extract, algae extract, pine bark extract, pomegranate extract, may contain iron oxide, carmine, ultramarine. Uses micronized titanium dioxide.
GLO MINERALS: Cost/gram: $3.70
Net weight: 10gm Cost: $37.00
Ingredients: Phytonadione, green tea extract, tocopherol acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ethylparaben, propylparaben, methylparaben, mica, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, bismuth oxychloride. May contain iron oxides. Uses micronized particles.
LAURA MERCIER: Cost/gram: $3.65
Net weight: 9.6gm Cost: $35.00
Ingredients: Zinc oxide, pearl powder, mica, bismuth oxychloride, titanium dioxide, iron oxides. Uses micronized particles.
YOUNGBLOOD: Cost/gram: $3.50
Net weight: 10gm Cost: $34.95
Ingredients: Titanium dioxide, bismuth oxychloride, mica, iron oxides. Uses micronized particles.
PÜR MINERALS: Cost/gram: $2.94
Net weight: 8gm Cost: $23.50
Ingredients: (4-in-1 Loose Mineral): Titanium dioxide, Mica, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Zinc Oxide, Iron Oxides. (4-in-1 Pressed): Mica, Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bismuth Oxychloride, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Carbonate, Silica, Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii), Tocopheryl Acetate, Iron Oxides. Uses micronized particles.
SHEER COVER: Cost/gram: $8.67-$5.00
Net weight: 1.5gm & 4gm Cost: $13.00-$20.00**
Ingredients: Zinc oxide, boron nitride, bisabolol, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, bismuth oxychloride. May contain titanium dioxide, mica iron oxides.
L’OREAL BARE NATURALE: Cost/gram: $1.50
Net weight: 10gm Cost: $14.99
Ingredients: Titanium dioxide, talc, boron nitrate, dimethicone, carnaba wax, cetyl dimethicone, trimethyloxysilicate, trisocetyl citrate, alde baradensisleaf juice, tocopheryroyl, panthenol. Uses NANOSIZED particles.
NEUTROGENA MINERAL SHEERS: Cost/gram: $2.60
Net weight: 5gm Cost: $13.00
Ingredients: Mica, bismuth oxychloride, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, polymethylate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, soybean flour, silk powder, zinc stearate, sodium dehydrocetate, methylparaben, propylparaben,
ARBONNE ABOUT FACE MINERAL POWDER: Cost/gram: $4.25
Net weight: 8gm Cost: $34.00
Ingredients: Titanium dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Mica, Boron Nitride, Dimethicone, Methyparaben, Propylparaben, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride.
Description of Mineral Makeup ingredients coming soon. Ingredient information sourced from Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
