# hypoallergenic makeup **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134 "2000-10-08T07:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/1 "2000-10-08T07:47:11Z")
Next week some of my friends and I are having a “contrary-wise” day, wherein we’re going to dress the opposite of how we usually dress. Not drag- I’m going to be wearing a skirt, hair done up, ect., which isn’t my normal garb. Basically, we want to make the people who know us blink a few times. 😉 Part of the effect for me will be wearing makeup (which, outside of stage makeup, I’ve worn 3 times in my life.) Thing is, I’m really allergic to a lot of scents/dyes ect., so I’m definately going to wear hypo stuff. However, I don’t know the first thing about makeup. So… any recommendations for a hypoallergenic brand? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/2 "2000-10-08T07:57:19Z")
I’d say go for Almay or Prescriptives–you should find them at your local drugstore. They are reasonable (there are more expensive brands that I prefer, but considering you don’t normally wear makeup…) so you should be able to afford it on a student budget. Always check the label, though, before purchasing. ---
**Author:** ![Wanted\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce73a5/32.png) [@Wanted\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wanted_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/3 "2000-10-08T07:59:44Z")
Java Mavem//why the hell would you say that? ---
**Author:** ![Wanted\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce73a5/32.png) [@Wanted\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wanted_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/4 "2000-10-08T08:05:44Z")
you trying to give her a deadly allegic reaction? That combination of peroxides and pesticidese will kill the average human male…and yes it has been proven. Don’t make pull out the morgue shots, so she is a little pale…you send her prison for 2 weeks, her complexion will clear right up…might have a complex as a side-effect, nothing she can’t get used to. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/5 "2000-10-08T08:19:26Z")
Wanted Man, as much as I appreciate the concern :rolleyes: I’m not going to fall over and die from makeup. And I’m not as pale as, say, concrete. Thanks, JavaMaven. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/6 "2000-10-08T08:25:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andygirl \* > \*\*…And I’m not as pale as, say, concrete. > \*\* :::sirens, bells, and flashing lights go off::: And we have a winner! (boy, he showed up again in record time) ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/7 "2000-10-08T14:40:35Z")
I would recommend something like Clinique, but unless you are planning on wearing makeup enough to make it worth the price, it will be a waste of money. Like JavaMaven1 said, I believe that Almay is supposed to be hypo-allergenic. I’m not familiar with Perscriptives. Well, just look at the brands at the store. Some of them will be advertised “for sensitive skin”, and “hypo-allergenic”. If you are wearing contact lenses, it’s a good idea to buy a mascara that is good for that (should say on the package), and remember that “non-comedogenic” means that it doesn’t clog your pores. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/8 "2000-10-08T17:50:23Z")
I guess staying up until 4:30 can be neat sometimes… I think I was the first one to redflag concrete. 😃 I love my theater background. I can make someone look like they’ve been beaten with a shovel or like an 80 year old, but I don’t think I could apply eyeliner to save my life. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/9 "2000-10-08T22:59:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lolagranola \* > \*\* > and remember that “non-comedogenic” means that it doesn’t clog your pores. \*\* Thanks, Lola, I have been wondering what this means off & on for a while now. My best guess was that it didn’t make you look like a clown! ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/10 "2000-10-08T23:04:16Z")
My favorite part about wearing makeup is removing it :D. I don’t know if the brands mentioned carry their own special makeup remover or not. If they don’t, Phisoderm is good at removing the makeup without drying your skin up. I can’t even leave the hypoallergenic makeup on for very long–it makes my face itchy. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2000, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/11 "2000-10-08T23:12:26Z")
Hmmm…isn’t there also special brands, like Freeman or something? Or naturels? Also-try the Body Shop. MAKE SURE it is fragrance free. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2000, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/12 "2000-10-09T01:31:00Z")
I don’t think you can buy Prescriptives at a drugstore - it is made by Estée Lauder and is only sold, I’m pretty sure, in upscale department stores or specialty make-up stores like Sephora. And it’s quite expensive - the most expensive of any Estée Lauder line. It’s very nice but not worth buying for a one-time use. Almay is available at drugstores, though, and is not expensive, and my sensitive skin has been okay with it. Or try The Body Shop; a bit more expensive but also good for sensitive skin. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2000, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypoallergenic-makeup/36134/13 "2000-10-09T01:40:03Z")
The body shop isn’t hypoallergenic. Almay is though, and it’s cheaper.