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It’s my only hope. I can’t find a foundation that doesn’t irritate my skin anymore. So I’m hoping that a primer will insulate my face from the makeup? Is this plausible?
I would think it is plausible, but I will be interested to see what the Brains have to say.
Judging from anectdotal evidence on sites like makeupalley.com it does work. But there may be no scientific evidence to back up the claim.I’m thinking one of the things that is bothering me with powder makeups is rough-edged particles (mica, say). Not sure. But I would think if that is part of it, then a layer of product between the powder and my skin should help. I will let you know the results of my N of 1 experiment. I have a number of primer samples at my disposal and plans to pick me up some monistat chafe lotion.
I remember someone asked Futurederm if primer can prevent bacteria from entering the skin but I forget what the conclusion was.
So I have the monistat chafe gel on the way from Amazon. In the meantime, I tried a sample of a Laura Mercier primer under a powder makeup that irritates me moderately. I did get some irritation, but milder, and my cheeks didn’t look nearly as red when I took the makeup off. The color went back to normal (no redness) within a few minutes of cleansing. So I think it may have done something. I am going to try next time with a powder makeup that is only mildly irritating when used without a primer. I hope a primer might salvage it so I don’t have to return it.
Sarah, I 100% cosign your idea. I would like to suggest trying a more siliconey primer too. Silicones can insulate the skin like they do hair and I’ve found them very helpful in the past. I don’t usually get irritated by makeup unless it’s very heavily fragranced, but I once overdid it with topical tretinoin and had to find a way to keep wearing makeup. Yes, even mineral makeup bothered by skin at that time, and the only thing that helped was using a very silicone based primer (at that time Smashbox was one of the only ones widely available). The Laura Mercier is almost like a silicone enriched moisturizer, so it may not be giving you the full primer protection benefit. Just a money saving tip, the standard Sephora collection primer is half the price of the Smashbox and pretty much the same in ingredients and effects.
Thanks Brainy! I find the laura mercier primer okay, but not great (but it’s just a free sample). It did block irritation from my Jane Iredale mineral foundation, but it also made said foundation turn a weird color and texture:( I am awaiting my monistat chafe cream which is on its way to me from amazon. I am afraid though because primers have given me acne in the past when I’ve tried samples. Hoping it’s just a coincidence, but I got a deep, painful pimple (very unusual for me) near my ear. Can’t remember if I spread the primer that far over but I’m paranoid;)
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