bismuth oxychlorideMany mineral foundations today remove bismuth oxychloride, once popular mineral salt that produces a subtle shimmer, from their formulations.

To be completely honest, bismuth oxychloride cannot give you cancer. It is not a direct relative of heavy metal bismuth, and it is not the same as bismuth chloride, which is indeed quite toxic. According to recent studies published by the Carcinogenic Potency Project at the University of California, tests on animals did not reveal any carcinogenic activity caused by bismuth oxychloride Read more of this post