More women everywhere are switching to mineral make up. They're giving up their old, oily make ups for mineral make up made from natural minerals from the earth. These minerals are ground very finely and used without the need for dyes, perfumes, or preservatives contained in commercial make ups. No wonder they are growing in popularity every day.

Commercially produced make up can cause women with sensitive skin to have reactions to their products. Common reactions can range in severity from hives and itching to an increase in acne or over drying of the skin. Make up without the irritating ingredients produces smoother, better looking skin.

Different companies manufacture their mineral make up products in different ways. The type that has been rapidly increasing in popularity is the finely-ground face powders. Application is easy as you simply brush the powder on your face. You can't do it wrong, because the make up does not cake or cause creases. You'll love the feel of sheer cover mineral foundation on your skin which will seem light and cool compared to your old heavy, streaky make-up

There are also other types of all natural make up that include lipsticks and eye shadows that use all natural ingredients to color the make up. Using makeup containing only the bare essentials makeup is something that women, including those without sensitive skin, often do.

Use of mineral make up is not a purely new idea. Women as far back as Ancient Egypt are known to have used certain minerals in a ground form as make up to help protect their eyes from the hot desert sun. The reflective properties of the makeup were used to the benefit of the women who used them.

Natural makeup offers women more benefits than just healthier-looking skin. One example is that natural makeup is much safer for use during pregnancy. Since women are realizing that any product they put on or in their bodies could have adverse effects on their unborn babies, they aren't wanting to take chances on chemical preparations. They can rest easy knowing that by using all natural makeup there will be no side effects to pass along to their little ones.