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I am reviewing all of the bare escentuals products. The main ingredients are bismuth oxychloride and mica - both irritants for sensitive, acne-prone skin. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way. The marketing tactic is very promising - "so pure you can sleep in it". Well, that is not the case. I now have perioral dermatitis from using the products. I've since stopped using BE altogether and my face is continuing to clear. It has been devastating. I trusted this product and when I changed my entire face regimen trying to figure out what was going on - and nothing helped, I decided to research BE. After finding MULTIPLE blogs with people writing similar situations to mine - I knew it had been the BE all along. I have little white bumps under my skin and battle redness/peeling from the products. I don't recommend this product for ANYONE with sensitive and/or acne-prone skin. There are many other mineral makeups that do not contain these harmful products. Hope this saves someone from the dermatology bills and self-humiliation that I have had to go through. You are basically buffing a form of ground rock (bismuth) into your skin which causes irratation and damage over time. Google search - Bare Escentual Reviews. You will find a lot of unhappy people. Good luck!