According to Conklin, bright eye colors with natural skin and lip tones are the
season's hottest looks. To create the look, he recommends using Make-Up
Designory Cosmetics' Deco eye color with Dulce De Leche and Spanish Gold,
and finishing off with Smoked Sapphire.
Red Door Spas' makeup team were backstage during a Brandon Sun runway
show at New York Fashion Week.
“When you offer skin
treatment services, it is so
important to have a cosmetic
line that is safe to put on the
skin directly after a treatment, no matter what that
treatment may be.”
quite dangerous and linked to allergies or sensitivities. Sodium
laureth sulfates are often used in cleansers and shampoos but
can also be carcinogenic.” If unsure about a particular ingredient, Shvartzman recommends doing thorough research online
to understand each ingredient’s origin.
Synthetic coloring, according to Hatcher, is another ingredient to avoid. “Synthetic coloring derived from coal tar can
contain heavy metal salts that can deposit toxins into the
skin. Most dyes are bound to petroleum- or aluminum-based
ingredients, which are drying and irritating. Usually, blush has
the highest level of dyes, and it’s interesting that the cheeks
are where you find rosacea.”
Hatcher explains that FD&C dyes do not necessarily cause
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rosacea, a chronic skin condition characterized by facial
redness and swelling, but the dyes can exacerbate it. “Being
petroleum-based, FD&C dyes can clog the follicles and create
congestion in the skin. Lip liners using FD&C dyes can cause
tiny pink- and red-colored blackheads around the lip line that
have to constantly be extracted,” she says. Instead, she
recommends a safer coloring option like natural iron oxides.
Aside from the mentioned ingredients, Heron added mineral
oil and formaldehyde in the list of top ingredients to avoid.
When it comes to potential health risks of certain ingredients, Conklin advises spas to stay informed to help them
separate false marketing from the facts. “Most of the rumors
about ingredients to avoid were started by cosmetic compa-