Monday, January 19, 2009

Your Teen Daughter & Makeup: Try Mineral Makeup

By Marilyn Etzel

Who doesn't remember sneaking into their mother's makeup? She laughed at the clown face we put on, all dressed up in her clothing and high heels. For your own teenage daughter, help her to choose makeup that looks natural and helps her avoid skin problems.

Acne usually shows up during the teens. Pimples can hurt and scar the face. For girls, acne can be a source of taunts and low self esteem.

Covering up acne with makeup seems like a good idea, but in the long run, it will have a poor outcome. Chemicals in the makeup can bring on new skin problems. That's not what we want for our daughters at all.

When the time comes for makeup, make an informed decision. Consider mineral makeup as a way to keep her skin healthy and bring out her natural beauty. Go with her when she tries mineral makeup for the first time.

Benefits for Your Daughter

One thing to consider with mineral makeup is the health of your daughter's skin. Skin on the face is delicate anyway and when you are a teen, hormones put the skin through a number of tough phases. Adding traditional pore clogging makeup to the mix is not a wise choice.

Everyone wants to enhance their look. Some teens think that makeup will make them look better but when you have skin irritations, traditional makeup can make them feel and look worse. And, we don't always match the color correctly and then the makeup appears artificial.

With mineral makeup, the goal is to reduce the look of skin imperfections with natural ingredients. The minerals in the best mineral makeup are natural and they melt into the skin when applied for a cleaner fresher look and feel. Anyone who sees your daughter won't even know that she is wearing makeup.

The secret is in the mineral formulation and the application. Unlike other makeup, it doesn't take a large amount of the mineral powder to make a difference. Using a Kabuki brush, it is easy to apply the minerals to the face quickly. Your daughter won't need to spend a lot of extra time in the morning fixing her face before school. You and your daughter will be pleasantly surprised with how the makeup looks and makes her feel.

Even more benefits:

- Keep skin issues at bay

- Have less chance of encountering skin problems due to makeup use

- Spend less time in the bathroom applying makeup

Who would want to wear anything else on their face with benefits like that? - 15438

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