Mineral Makeup 101

What should be in your *pure* mineral makeup
Titanium Dioxide & Zinc Oxide (natural SPF, yay!)  
Rice Starch Powder (better alternative to talc, oil absorbing)
Kaolin clay (reduces shine, provides medium coverage, creamy texture)
Serecite (low luster mica reduces appearance of fine lines + large pores)
Silica (helps makeup from settling in lines/pores)
Mica
Iron oxides
Ultramarine pigments

What should not be in your *pure* mineral makeup

Talc (powder filler, also called magnesium silicate hydroxide)
Cornstarch
Boron Nitride (inorganic powder similar to talc)
Bismuth Oxychloride
Immidazolidinyl & diazolidinyl urea
Carmine (crushed beetles)
Mother of Pearl
Ferric Ferrocyanide
Chromium oxide
FD&C dyes
Fragrance
Propylene Glycol
Mineral Oil (clogs pores)
Parabens (linked to cancer)

also note: Magnesium Stearate is often derived from animals, so Vegans beware!