Comments on: Why Does Foundation Make My Face Photograph White? http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Aparna Sharma http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/comment-page-1/#comment-60539 Aparna Sharma Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:12:34 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9144#comment-60539 OMG! Thanks guys for clearing this up! I always thought I looked normal in the mirror when I was doing my make up and then come the photos when I look like I'm a dressed up drama artiste! Confused the hell out of me. Had my husband begging me not to try make up on! Now I'll try one without the Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide in it! OMG! Thanks guys for clearing this up! I always thought I looked normal in the mirror when I was doing my make up and then come the photos when I look like I’m a dressed up drama artiste! Confused the hell out of me. Had my husband begging me not to try make up on!

Now I’ll try one without the Titanium Oxide and Zinc Oxide in it!

]]> By: trisha http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/comment-page-1/#comment-52902 trisha Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:45:51 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9144#comment-52902 jami, you are hilarious and a very smart too! i agree with you and a lot of your comments =D i think that for everyday, it is good to wear mineral cosmetics with titanium dioxide in order to protect your skin. if you don't wear sunscreen just to look good in photos, you are only making your skin appear to look good, but damaging the actual skin underneath, as UV rays from the sun can cause damage to our skin and make us look older, wrinkly, age-spotty, etc...so we will need even MORE makeup to cover them up! i found that titanium dioxide in cosmetics looks natural on your face, does not irritate the skin, and looks fine even in direct sunlight. but if you KNOW that you will be taking photographs that day or you're going out at night, sick to cosmetics that do not contain sunscreen in them. that's my rule of thumb. =) jami, you are hilarious and a very smart too! i agree with you and a lot of your comments =D

i think that for everyday, it is good to wear mineral cosmetics with titanium dioxide in order to protect your skin. if you don’t wear sunscreen just to look good in photos, you are only making your skin appear to look good, but damaging the actual skin underneath, as UV rays from the sun can cause damage to our skin and make us look older, wrinkly, age-spotty, etc…so we will need even MORE makeup to cover them up!

i found that titanium dioxide in cosmetics looks natural on your face, does not irritate the skin, and looks fine even in direct sunlight. but if you KNOW that you will be taking photographs that day or you’re going out at night, sick to cosmetics that do not contain sunscreen in them. that’s my rule of thumb. =)

]]> By: Jami http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/comment-page-1/#comment-50101 Jami Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:13:48 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9144#comment-50101 Yeah, you know what? I'd rather have a "mime face" then skin cancer. I try to avoid having my picture taken at all costs anyway. Yeah, you know what? I’d rather have a “mime face” then skin cancer. I try to avoid having my picture taken at all costs anyway.

]]> By: Darcey http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/comment-page-1/#comment-50042 Darcey Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:35:45 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9144#comment-50042 I have searched High and low for the answer...thanks to my friends in both the makeup and chemical engineering dept at the university I work for the reason is two main things that are found in foundation: SPF (sunscreen) and any chemical added that provides "shimmer", "sheen", "glow" or anything of that nature. Reason is that a chemical in spf does reflect light (i.e. UV rays and photo flash) same rule applies with shimmers and glows. They provide light reflection in order for you to shine or shimmer and when a flash bulb hits that it reflects back and amplified!!!! Look for matte products with no spf. Make up forever has an HD foundation with great coverage and no SPF for that reason. I have searched High and low for the answer…thanks to my friends in both the makeup and chemical engineering dept at the university I work for the reason is two main things that are found in foundation: SPF (sunscreen) and any chemical added that provides “shimmer”, “sheen”, “glow” or anything of that nature. Reason is that a chemical in spf does reflect light (i.e. UV rays and photo flash) same rule applies with shimmers and glows. They provide light reflection in order for you to shine or shimmer and when a flash bulb hits that it reflects back and amplified!!!! Look for matte products with no spf. Make up forever has an HD foundation with great coverage and no SPF for that reason.

]]> By: Bobbie Hudson Penick http://thebeautybrains.com/2010/02/21/why-does-foundation-make-my-face-photograph-white/comment-page-1/#comment-49530 Bobbie Hudson Penick Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:57:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=9144#comment-49530 I have noticed this effect after I started using mineral make up. As most of them have a sun screen now I know why I look so ghostly in photos. Thank you for cleaeing that up! I have noticed this effect after I started using mineral make up. As most of them have a sun screen now I know why I look so ghostly in photos. Thank you for cleaeing that up!

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