Non-toxic make up for preteens

[selkieone]

I can't quite believe I'm using the word preteen to describe my girl who is about to turn 8, but feels like the right category for this question! My girl is in a mixed age group class and some of the 9/10 year olds are experimenting with make up etc and she wants to as well. It feels quite far out of my comfort zone for her age group but I don't want to suppress her natural curiosity and want to let her to explore and play. But for her upcoming birthday I'd also like to give her something non-toxic and she has quite sensitive skin too. I can find brands like Miss Nella which are styled for kids, but I know she's going to think it's too kiddy with the branding....Claire's is the kind of style she would love but I don't think they'd rank highly on the "natural" scale. And getting her a set of adult natural mineral make up is going to cost a fortune and I know she would love one of those little sets with lots of different colours to try out. Has anyone got any suggestions?! Workarounds?! I'm thinking a few lip colours, eye shadow and nail varnish ideally. Thanks for any tips from those preteen veterans out there! x

A preteen is an 11 or 12 year old, not a 7 year old

Why non-toxic? Is she the type to eat makeup?

Yes, I guess I just meant I was putting it under that heading as seemed place where a discussion of make up belonged...I didn't expect to be needing to think about it for a few years! Anyway, my question is about non-toxic make up for middle age of childhood that doesn't feel too kiddy, rather than a definition of preteen but thanks for the clarification :-)

She's 7. Please try to head this off at the pass rather than enable it.

No 7 at boots is hypoallergenic.

I should have been clear there's no way I'd let her wear this out! I'm just imagining a couple of things for her to play with at home and a clear boundary about it. There are girls in her class wearing it to school because they're older....I'm not at all supportive of that but I also don't want to make her feel bad about wanting to fit in and being interested. It's a really tricky one. I don't wear make up at all!

If she's young enough that there's a risk she'll eat it, then she's too young to wear it.

Distract her with something else. We don't ask her what we want because someone else has it.

I would have a quiet word with school about girls that you g wearing make up. I'm sure there'll be something in the rules (there generally is in the lower levels of secondary school - and this is primary!). An ideal outcome would be that the rules are enforced and your DD no longer feels inclined to experiment.

Bloody hell, she’s a child that wants to play around with some lip stick and eye shadow, some of these replies are so uptight!

OP, boots own brand is pretty good for a wide range of colours and don’t seem to cause skin irritation. Mine loved the colour pallets.

Just as a side note, She is now 16 and only wears only a tiny bit of brown mascara and clear lip gloss occasionally. I don’t think you have to worry about setting your child up for a life of make up drudgery and low self esteem.

She's 8.

I also highly doubt the older girls in primary are wearing makeup to school.
Tell her what other children do isn't your concern, 8 is too young for makeup, especially for the purposes of 'fitting in'.

Encourage other interests.

Sorry, I misread - she's 7!!!!!

Be her Mum at this stage, not her mate.

You do know that we can absorb stuff through our skin right?

Couldn't agree more! And all these, is she going to eat it comments Perfectly normal question to ask, OP.

Do they still make the decapitated head toys you can make up and do its hair?

Thanks! I think I experimented most with make up at the age of 11 and then stopped by the age of 12 and haven't ever really started again!

Yes they are still available I got a fab one on Amazon for DD for her birthday.
OP I know people on here will probably keel over but I find the primark stuff is great. My now ten year old loves playing with it and experimenting. Its very pocket money friendly. It's not worn outside the house and it's not a big issue unless you make it one. She has now started on hairstyles and looking up tutorials on braiding etc on YouTube.

Make up is obviously all non-toxic. Why do you think adults would put toxic make up on their face? So weird.

My 7 year old loves playing with make-up at home but she never wears it out. I've recently got her a revolution eyeshadow palette, various lipgloss sets from Claire's, stitch make up brushes from Amazon and some Rimmel quick dry nail polishes. She also lives using my old liquid highlighter 😅 oh I also got her some of the sponge blenders for her blusher set and a stitch make up case. She loves playing with real make up!

You do know that we can absorb stuff through our skin right?

Which makeup brand sold in the UK is toxic and absorbable through skin?

Loads of brands sell products with questionable ingredients.
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Exactly that. Why the rush to have them grown up? She’s a little girl, far from a preteen.

My 9yo Dd has lots of makeup, mainly revolution and w7. She’s never been into toys and loved makeup from a young age, she didn’t get it from me. We use to buy her toys but she was never interested in them, she likes playing with her makeup. She has a number of make up bags full, lots of brushes and makeup case too.

She dosnt wear it out of the house except for drama, she loved doing her own makeup without the help of the make up artists during a recent production and was very proud of herself. I have rules though about sharing makeup, no foundation or mascara unless requested by her drama school and then only when absolutely needed, it also has to be her own, no sharing.

At the end of the day it’s what she likes, as I say she’s not got it from me and my 11yo isn’t interested in makeup at all. My soon to be 6yo is, but she’s got kiddy sets she plays with on her little princess dressing table. My 9yo has her own style, very different to her friends, isn’t afraid to like something different, her makeup is just an extension of who she is.

Not all girls who try makeup will like it, some will. I never did, I only every wore extremely translucent powder on my shiny face and a bit of lipstick between the ages of 16 & 30, but I had plenty to play with as a child. I remember my parents friend had a teenage daughter and she gave me a big bag of makeup, I loved playing with it but it wasn’t my be all and end all.