Breakouts from my i.d Bare minerals

[rachaelt98]

I have been using it for a year and a half and I have extremely sesitive skin, it hasn't broken me out, but it does itch when it gets wet. I just blot with a tissue and I'm fine.

[rarity]

I tend to get breakouts if I don't wash my brushes regularly. They're natural hair, which tend to hold bacteria.

[brassdancer]

I broke out when I first started over a year a go. I stopped using it when I realized that I got little bumps from it though, they werent acne though, just a reaction

[tarnii]

I have been using this off and on for years now. I am not totally happy with the colour match so I keep trying other brands but I keep coming back to BE. I have not had any trouble with breakouts at all but I do find that it tends to dry my skin out and make it flaky.

[yay1]

i wore it for a day, and it was a bit itchy, but i didn't break out. idk but the shade was soooo wrong on me, i was like 6 shades darker lol

[ModelBoy]

The itching and burning is most likely from the Bismuth Oxychloride. A lot of people have a sensitivity to this. I know I do... Used to use BM foundations, but my face would always itch and turn red if I broke even a minor sweat or if I neglected to use a primer that day. Finally had to stop using it because the irritation (not to mention the breakouts) was becoming so bad. Switched to Everday Minerals: best decision of my life. Doesn't contain bismuth oxychloride, comes in SO many more shades (so better complexion matching), more finely milled, and ridiculously cheap. Able to achieve an airbrush finish (never was able to accomplish this with BM) with absolutely no irritation or abnormal breakouts after two months of use, and an actual improvement of skin tone clarity.

So, although not everyone has this sensitivity to bismuth oxychloride, many do, and this is most likely the cause of your reaction. If EDM doesn't seem to be your thing, try to find a MMU foundation that doesn't contain this, and you should be fine.

[forevernars]

Oh NOOOOO and I thought I was the only one! I broke out with both the matte and orig formula's of B.E. I was very upset because this company claims to be 100% all natural minerals from the earth no added fillers or anything so how in the heck can something so natural break someone out? If anything it should clear up any existing pimples or prevent them from forming :/

[shatteredshards]

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Originally Posted by forevernars

I was very upset because this company claims to be 100% all natural minerals from the earth no added fillers or anything so how in the heck can something so natural break someone out?

The same way companies can claim their products are all natural or hypo-allergenic when they have petroleum/mineral oil in them. It's derrived from crude oil, so it's technically natural, but you can bet your britches that I have a nasty as all heck allergic reaction to it.