[fawnie]

I find this ingredient makes my skin look worse so I am always on the lookout for a liquid fndtn without it. I know Bobbi Brown doesn't use it since she also agrees that it changes the texture of the foundation, but I don't like her formulas. Anything else out there?

TIA!

 

[gymrat]

did you try the Dior Nude? what look does TD give you? I am just curious as my derm always pushes products with this in it. Also, I didn't like Bobby Brown foundations either. I do have a few eye shadows and lip stick & liners that I like very much.

Foundation just didn't cover well for me.

 

[Mari]

I recently bought Maybelline (cheap) airbrush finish -- no TD. Almay for sensitive skin --I didn t see TD on the list of ingredients (looked on their site). Perhaps any foundation without SPF will not have TD.

 

[fawnie]

Thanks! I'll look around for those!
Titanium dioxide makes my skin look dry and makes every line stand out, no matter what moisturizer I use under it.
My everyday sunscreen, Devita, only has micronized zinc oxide so it doesn't bother me.

 

[gymrat]

Thanks! I'll look around for those!
Titanium dioxide makes my skin look dry and makes every line stand out, no matter what moisturizer I use under it.
My everyday sunscreen, Devita, only has micronized zinc oxide so it doesn't bother me.

Oh!!!! so maybe its the TD that is causing my lines to more noticeable! Thanks fawnie, that makes me feel better!! LOL Was starting to think it was my age, so I am glad I can scratch that off the list.

To be honest though, I think I do use alot of products with TD. I better take a look at those. That may be a contributing factor.

 

[fawnie]

Yeah, it's in almost everything it seems. But there are alternatives - we just have to look for them!! Be careful of avobenzone though - it breaks down if not stabilized and causes free radical damage. Oxybenzone can have estrogen-like activity so is bad for men and others trying to avoid estrogen.

Skincare Central-All About Sunscreens

 

[allycat]

and i thought it was just me! i also have sensitivities to mica and about 100 other ingredients....

have no advice for td free liquids, i use tinted moisturizer and powder. you might have more luck if you used a tinted moisturizer. i use merle norman and td is way down on the list of ingredients. sunscreen is octinoxate. funny, my skin does not like natural spf, but prefers chemical ones. i am thinking of switching to smashbox (MN has isoparrafin and isocetyl alcohol which ya'll have taught me is bad for pores). no pore-clogging ingredients and TD is waaay down at the "may contain+/-" ingredient list.

 

[VeronicaGermany]

@ Fawnie, it is a pretty old tread.

But I am curios what is/are your ultimate answer/answers? Thanks!

 

[skinmind]

maybeline queen latifah! Cheap and works from walmart.

 

[radicallan]

i've wondered this.. sorry to be off topic kinda, but why do they add titanium dioxide into so many things? is it in foundation so it protects against the sun or does it mattify or something?

i've noticed it's in loads of wash off face masks in the uk and i don't get why.. does it affect healing like zinc oxide?

 

[VeronicaGermany]

i've wondered this.. sorry to be off topic kinda, but why do they add titanium dioxide into so many things?

I think it is the easiest way to put the "SPF"-lable on the product.
Just wondering, if it is really true that the td makes wrinkles/fines more visible, and if yes, why?

 

[fawnie]

I have no idea what TiDO2 is doing in face washes but they put it in foundation to add opacity. I find it quite drying in SSs so i try to avoid it in fdtn too. Some of the more sheer fdtns lack TiDO2 i think. Armani comes to mind but its a bit spendy.

http://www.makeuptalk.com/t/65596/ma...tanium-dioxide