Magic powder in a female cosmetics bag

Powder represents flavored or, on the contrary, the deprived of any fragrances, fine homogenous mixture of mineral and organic matter. The main destination of powder – to improve complexion, to protect skin from adverse effects of the environment and to absorb releases of leather. She is let out in powdery, liquid (foundation) and compact forms. In the present article we will speak about dry forms of powders.

Powder functions

Powder has to absorb easily releases of leather to eliminate gloss of skin, especially a nose, and to leave a film under which skin looks opaque, velvety.

Powder has to have the sufficient covering ability, mask defects of skin. For this purpose enter zinc oxide, dioxide of the titan and a kaolin into its structure.

Powder has to adjoin densely to skin, not be showered at the movement of air and keep rather long on a face. The crucial role is played here by stearates of zinc and magnesium and partly a kaolin. The good silkiness, velvet, fat content and ease of powder are reached by introduction of stearates to it (5-15%).

Powder has to slide on skin. For this purpose add 30 — 50% of pure white talc to it.

Powdery ingredients

Inorganic (a sienna, iron oxide pigments yellow and red, etc.), organic (eozin, varnish red ZhB, paints cosmetic), mineral and synthetic origin apply dyes to coloring of powder. That powder had a pleasant smell, add the corresponding fragrance to it.

Powdery nuances: House option and "on an exit"

Friable powder. It is easily applied, well absorbed and distributed Does features soft and gentle. However the main lack of this cosmetic product is that it cannot be carried in a handbag.

DIORSKIN POUDRE LIBRE from DIOR. The transparent, shining, natural powder ideally is in harmony with skin. Ultrathin and infinitely gentle spherical micro parts of powder it is transparent matt skin, emphasize freshness, velvet and youth of the face. The extraordinary luminescence is reached thanks to microscopic parts of mica which work as small pocket mirrors.

Original execution of friable powder is its spressovyvaniye in balls. Powder in balls is applied with very thin layer and helps the person to look fresh. But it cannot be carried with itself in a bag too.

Important! Balls of powder have to be identical, equal and without large pieces.

Compact powder. Thanks to the high content of fat such powder – ideal option for dry skin. It is convenient to carry it with itself in a handbag and at any time it is possible to correct a make-up. Besides, many producers turn a powder box into the work of art and a graceful accessory. However such powder, unlike friable, cannot be applied with a thick layer at once.

Powders accessories

The bronzing powder. Ideal option for summer and for suntanned skin. Special therapeutic mud which does a brown shade to more saturated is usually added to it. Such powder can be used as a multifunctional product, that is, for example, as powder, blush, shadows. However it is necessary to consider such nuance that on not suntanned skin such powder will look unnaturally.

Flickering powder. Such product contains parts with metal gloss of various shades which at artificial lighting create beautiful blinking on a face and a body. However such powder is intended only for an evening make-up as by the light of day blinking looks ridiculously.

FOUNDATION WITH CRYSTAL PEARLS SPF 20 from GUERLAIN. Compact powder with crystal pearls, instead of talc which usually is a part of powder powders will provide unique shine of your skin. These transparent pearls allow light to get to the surface of skin, being reflected, reveal its structure free of defects. As a result, complexion equal, natural and flickering.

Important! In quality powder flickering particles have to be evenly distributed.

Powders camoufleurs

Transparent powder. Almost colourless powder will help to hide a greasy luster of skin and to make it opaque. It will not cause any problems and will approach any complexion. However, unfortunately, such cosmetic product is suitable only for ideal skin.

Antiseptic powder. For masking of the inflamed skin and acne rash it is the best of all to use special antiseptic powder. As a part of such powder there are no fat and fragrances, but there are antibacterial and anti-inflammatory ingredients. Antiseptic powder should be applied not with a sponge, but a wadded disk which is thrown out then.

CLARIFYING POWDER MAKE UP from CLINIQUE. Compact problem skin powder – convenient compact tone means which levels complexion minimizes enlarged pores, hides reddening and controls surplus of fat and a greasy luster within 8 hours. The easy powder formula which is not containing fat, the formula first in own way in the cosmetic market, contains salicylic acid.

Green powder. If on a face there are pointed inflammations, expanded vessels and other shortcomings, then for their elimination it is worth using this color powder. Problem places need to be powdered very accurately, then to apply usual powder.