Flour as face powder?

Mar 4, 2016

Irine I.

Shower thoughts!
Can you use flour or even baby powder as face powder (loose obviously)??
I know it sounds crazy but think about it!!
Has anyone ever tried it or heard anything about it?
I would really like to know.
Thank you for reading and sorry for my bad english.

Mar 4, 2016

Hannah E.

No.. I feel like flour would mix with your natural oils and get cakey. Also it would turn your skin ghostly white!

Mar 4, 2016

Crystal C.

I have an infant and when ever I am lazy and only use primer and a bb cream or something I use baby powder to set it. As long as you just use a little bit I works just fine :)

Mar 4, 2016

Alma M.

Use Corn Starch that's an old trick and still works Til this day. :)

Mar 5, 2016

Irine I.

I think I might give it a try (baby powder and corn starch)
And something else (so embarassing) can I bake with any of these?

Mar 5, 2016

Alma M.

No it won't work.Baking it has no value to a finish, pretty much your face develops heat on it's own through out the day hence why we start to have separation so adding piles of powder to do something that naturally breaks away with body heat is only adding extras that will be unflattering through out the day. Hope that helps. Never feel embarrassed lol we are all here to help & learn :)

Mar 5, 2016

Sharon A.

I haven't heard of flour as a face powder but my mother used to set her makeup with baby powder. Of course if you can afford a makeup powder I'd highly suggest using one!

Mar 5, 2016

Yaira D.

There's a very inexpensive translucent setting powder, Palladio's rice powder (:. It is amazeballs! Especially if you have oily skin or an oily t-zone. It gives you such a soft focus skin finish and makes pores INVISIBLE! It's my holy grail after applying my Covergirl 3in1 foundation without a primer. It makes my foundation basically look flawless for 6-9 hours!
I purchased mine at Sallys for about $5 (:. It's FREAKING AMAZING

Mar 5, 2016

Irine I.

Thank you all for your suggestions!

Mar 5, 2016

Jamie L.

Baby powder has a high amount of talc which has been linked to cancer (like everything else in the world) and is really not good to breathe. Not that makeup doesn't contain talc, but higher end makeup is typically made with better ingredients so it has less talc. Don't get me wrong you'll still find talc listed as an ingredient on any Naked palette and most translucent powders, but it's less.

Mar 5, 2016

Lara M.

OK, first of all you will look like a ghost,
second of all giving that every one has natural oils they would set with the flour and you may be able to peel it off with how it may set

Mar 5, 2016

Elysa C.

Baby powder is great.

Mar 6, 2016

Irine I.

Guys I tried baby powder (I couldnt resist) and even though I did use A LOT I did not look like a ghost just a bit lighter than the rest of my face (I used it mostly were we highlight, but with my bb cream under it which is 2 shades darker even though it says 'light', so it matched with my actual skintone pretty well).
I have to say I am really satisfied. I had it on for aprox. 6 hrs and even though I have oily skin, I usually end up looking shiny after so long, with that I was just.. 'satin'. I would even dare to compare it with my NYX loose trans. powder (Nyx lasts longer though... at least for me).
I will definitely have it in the back of my head in case I run out.

Apr 3, 2018

Audra T.

I’ve experimented with Corn Starch, Baby Powder and Flour to see which one worked best. Definitely don’t use flour as a setting powder. Because as you go through your day, the flour will feel super heavy, annoyingly textured and extremely cakey. I found that Corn Starch works pretty well and Baby Powder is to me the best alternative. Baby Powder will keep your face moisturized as well as give you a matte finish.