And many centuries after the times of Ancient Egypt the whiteness of the female face was a sign of noble birth and meant purity and purity.
In ancient times, powder was made from rice or wheat flour, very fine grinding, and it was also possible to add ground pearls. But this powder, or as it was also called "white for the face", was very expensive and was available to the richest aristocrats. Unfortunately, the powder from flour had one and very serious drawback - when it came in contact with moisture, and just in moist air, this powder swelled and clogged the skin pores, which led to skin irritations.
Powder of our time is made from kaolin (white clay), soda, ground silk, nutritive collagen and unsaturated oils. Every cosmetic manufacturer adds some of its own additives to the powder. These "zest" include extracts from medicinal herbs and salt minerals, the smallest particles of pearls or mother of pearl is sometimes even gold, some add ultraviolet - filters. Modern high-quality powder does not clog the pores of the skin, harming it, but rather protects it from the harmful effects of the environment and carries various therapeutic effects.
Despite the fact that loose powder is inconvenient to carry with you, professional makeup artists prefer to use it when creating makeup. Working with friable powder is much easier to apply a uniform layer of white on the face, to give the skin a pleasant velvety. In addition, this powder less crumbles, and well combined with any foundation, allows you to keep your makeup much longer.
There are several rules that you need to know for the correct use of loose powder.
To apply friable powder it is necessary after your voice-frequency cream is completely absorbed into the skin.
First, a light powder is applied, and only then darker shades of powder and blush are applied to the desired areas of the face.
Wet or sweaty face can not be powdered, first, dry it with a napkin.
Friable powder for oily and combination skin is almost indispensable, it helps to give the skin opacity, eliminating unnecessary shine, removes irritation and inflammation.
Skin fatty type and combined, and just not very healthy it is better to powder using a clean tampon or brush. The brush should be washed after each use because its bristles are stuck together after absorbing the skin fat and turn into a hotbed for pathogens. If such a brush make up, then you can add foci of inflammation on the face. Do not forget that every evening you need to thoroughly clean the face of the leftover makeup. To do this, use a lotion to remove makeup and evening lotion for oily or problem skin.
Choosing powder, it is necessary to be guided by the following criterion: your natural skin color, and the color of the base, if you use it. The color of the powder itself can coincide with the color of your skin or differ from it, but not more than one or two tones. A close color can be picked up by applying a little powder to the back of your palm.