Mineral Makeup is FDA approved cosmetic grade, natural source ingredients, such as titanium dioxide, zinc, biron, bismuth, micronized minerals that are usually safe and healthy for facial skin.

Most mineral make up products are considered safe and healthy for individual skin types.  Ingredients such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide have natural sunscreen capabilities when used in the proper percentages. 

Zinc Oxide is a known anti-inflammatory ingredient used in moderation.

Certain ingredients can cause skin irritation such as biron and bismuth.  Though as is the case with all skin types, certain ingredients may cause irritation to the skin for some users, but the percentages are not high.

Colour ID Minerals by RAESIN IMAGES Cosmetics is 100% Originally Formulated, Manufactured and Distributed by US For US especially for you our great customers. 

We do not have the need to purchase from any mineral makeup bulk company selling to the masses.  We know you all are well aware that less then 3% of the thousands of MMU companies out there factually make their own mineral makeup colors or products. We're very proud to be one of those few that does formulate manufacture and distribute under a real private label brand.  The RAESIN IMAGES Cosmetics Colour ID Minerals Makeup Brand Trademarked Logo :)

Our mineral make up formulas were specifically designed to target all skin types.  We want no women to feel left out because of her ethnicity or skin type.  Rae Kat Switzer owner and founder of RAESIN IMAGES is Native American and Scandinavian, knowing that there wasn't a foundation or base product in the world that would exactly match her cultural diverse skin tones, she formulated one for herself, and in the process for millions of other culturally diverse globally shared women's skin tones.

Kat believes that if she doesn't have a foundation base shade that will compliment or match your skins specific tones, she will create one for that individual client, as in the process that particular mineral formulated shade will undoubtedly help other women with the same skin tone.

RAESIN IMAGES is about helping women look and feel better and whatever we can do to help in this process of self-esteem, we, RAESIN IMAGES will!

There is ongoing research regarding most mineral ingredients by the FDA and research teams.  RAESIN IMAGES Mineral Makeup Cosmetics research, development, and formulating teams want to make sure women feel completely comfortable and safe with the ingredients we provide in our formulas.

We choose not to use high mica substrate particles in any of our mineral foundations, pressed or liquid mineral makeup products. Depending on the micronization levels mica can/does cause surface abrasions. Mica substrate particles in mineral foundation or face powder Ingredients may cause cystic acne lesions by cutting/tearing small microscopic holes in delicate facial tissue, thus allowing microbial bacterial from the air, touch, phone, cell use, or any pollutants from any touched surface to enter. 

These two specific ingredients over the last few years have also brought to the forefront a discerning amount of cystic acne lesions among wearers of mineral foundations as well as chemical foundations including either of these ingredients in their formulas.  Clinical studies are ongoing as this problem is now being eliminated as many mineral make up cosmetic manufacturing companies that have decided to not include this specific ingredient at this time in their mineral cosmetic foundation products.

Please be aware that bismuth and biron may have other FDA allowed common pseudo names.

Absolutely NOT!  FD&C dyes and or Lake Blends are chemicals know to cause acne breakouts, especially along the jawline, cheek and chin.  Some dyes are highly comedogenic and acnegenic.  Low end and high end cosmetic companies alike use FD& C colorants in their blush, cheek and bronzer shades, as well a lip colors.

Our Mineral X-treme, Transform, or ExtraOrdinary foundation powders all contain an SPF level of at least 15 as we carry over the mandated percentages required by the FDA for usage of specific broad spectrum ingredients, such as triple milled titanium dioxide and zinc oxide or stearate.

But by all means is you are used to and feel more comfortable wearing an additional sunscreen product with the designated SPF levels you personally require then please do so.  Some of our everyday mineral makeup wearers are steadfast in their skin care routines and we wouldn't want them to have to change to accommodate any of our products.  Our minerals work perfectly with any skin care regime.

We have seen claims from other mineral makeup companies that their products are waterproof.  No mineral makeup product that we've seen on the market is waterproof via the FDA standards, though depending on the ingredients and percentages they can be water resistant as per the FDA allowance claims.

Our mineral foundation products are water resistant tested and will not readily come off underwater or with regular perspiration.  If you are prone to a high oil or perspiration level in your skin due to hormones, temperatures, climate, humidity, area of country, then you will want to make sure you are following specific application instructions included with all orders. 

If you spend over time on a cell phone or other such object stuck to your face, chin area makeup will wear off with the repetitive rubbing motion as is common with all foundation products, except paint ingredient stay-on foundations, where the ingredients are similar to house paint and won't come off even with makeup removers.

As with any makeup products we advise our clients to check with their physicians first.  But with our in-house clinical testing team we found all our makeup products safe to use after surgery and especially nice for cancer patients wanting to look and feel their best.

Yes, and actually all of our mineral makeup products were tested by teens for longevity.  We have found that the teen population has the worst habits in keeping their hands off their skin, so when testing foundation and other powder products we used our exclusive teen team to help formulated our "Minerals That Adhere"™.

Teens that use mineral make up can greatly benefit when using RAESIN IMAGES cosmetics and natural skin care products.  The ingredients in our alternative to bare mineral makeup formulas have been proven by clients and customers alike to help skin counteract the daily stress that can cause havoc on teenage skin.  Our foundation mineral loose powder formulations are hypo, acne, and non-comedogenic.  We've had nothing but great feedback regarding how our products react to teenage clientele skin.

Our clients generally prefer a flocked foundation sponge, or designated foundation, kabuki brush for an easy application of our mineral foundation loose face powders.  Our mineral foundation formulas are VERY highly pigmented, and a very very little goes a long way.  When applying with the appropriate brush or sponge you will not have mineral powder flying amuck, as is common with all other know mineral makeup brands.

When formulating RAESIN IMAGES loose face powder foundations we knew we wanted an non-messy powder mineral foundation, as there was and is a high amount of complaint among other mineral brand consumers as to the waste and mess of mineral foundation powders.  Our pure pigment minerals work great when applied with a normal makeup wedge.

"We're not one of the crowd, we formulate mineral makeup that adheres." Rae Kat Switzer

Yes, the pure pigmented natural minerals provide a total coverage foundation, capable of camouflaging rosacea, acne, hyperpigmention and even tattoos with proper application.

Developed for women by women with "Real" skin issues, we here at RAESIN IMAGES know first hand the effects it can have on anyone's self esteem to not look and feel great about ourselves.

Rosacea is often misdiagnosed, in an estimated 90% personal non-physician linked cases. Facial skin redness can and usually is actually inflamed skin, irritation, sensitivity, temporarily caused by stress, environment, caffeine, skin care products, chemicals, tap or well water, just to mention a few known skin redness lined causes.

Please note, caffeine is a large problem for skin, causing redness, enlarged pores, sagging skin, dark undereye circles, as well as early lines and wrinkles caused by the hyperactivity of skin muscles and nerves contracting as caffeine jolts the body for up to 6 hours after drinking. 

Caffeine doesn't just keep the body alert for short periods of time, it contracts muscles in distorting patterns as excessive facial gestures while depleting the bodies source of water necessary for cell growth and hydrated skin. Try NOT having but one cup of coffee per day for a few weeks and you'll notice a HUGE improvement into your skins appearance.  The same goes for smoking and drinking of alcoholic beverages as we know you're all aware the havoc they play on yours and others health.

LOL NO!  I have to address this question with a chuckle because I even saw a very well know MMU company say her minerals were not micronized.  lololo  ALL Minerals are micronized!  So is DIRT!  and Flour! :)

Ladies I have a Bachlors degree in Cosmetic Chemistry and am working on my Masters :)  so let me tell you from FACT that anything in POWDER form is micronized  IE Micron -/+ sized. :)

The damage to the skin from micronized minerals could come from the sizing IF it was able to get into your tiny pores and I laugh when I say IF!

The Truth is the harsh nasty brushes and the way one TV brand has demonstrated so others jumped on that bandwagon, perhaps because their products aren't able to be applied like COLOUR ID MINERALS are with a sponge or mixed with water or moisturizers.  It could be also be that since they purchase cheap harsh brushes for pennies from Asia that they forgot about what they would do to our delicate dermal layers???  $$$ seemed to be more important then health and safety of the consumer.

If necessary product application combined with ingredients like bismuth and or biron which is/are very damaging to skin, not healing as so claimed, it's no wonder so many customers have caused skin damage with harsh brushing and PUSHING of products into skin like they have recommended. 

Any harsh actions like buffing, swirling, pushing in to the skin can and will cause small tears. These tears and dirty (wash application brushes daily daily daily) poor bristle brushes (A brush and bristle change by several company came after this information was originally posted on our website) and application methods are what can and do cause problems as it allows bacteria to enter skin. 

The bacteria is from un-sanitary handling and mixing from companies assuming minerals can't be contaminated. Whomever wrote that article and posted it on the MMU forums has caused irrefutable damage to those businesses purchasing all those private label products that are really someone else's brand and going from hand to hand to hand to aide in severe contamination.  NO FDA, they are broke, you all watched this on the news over the last few weeks right!! It's on CCN so check it out! They may not be causing all the problems themselves but those purchasing companies personal owners and employees skin and hair debris do fall into your containers and like you have read of forums, so does their cigarette ashes and dog hair.  Gross.