mineral makeup

English

Noun

mineral makeup (usually uncountable, plural mineral makeups)

1. The range of minerals in a diet or a rock.
2. A cosmetic made and of any of several finely ground minerals, mixed with a base such as cocoa butter.

Usage notes

• The cosmetic sense seems to exclude talc, even though it is a mineral.

Quotations

• 1992, Elson M. Haas, Staying Healthy With Nutrition:

  As with chicken, about two-thirds of its fat is the unsaturated type, and the vitamin and mineral makeup is similar to that of chicken.

• 1996, Frederick H. Pough, A field guide to rocks and minerals:

  Studying the pattern and nature of grains found in one or more slices from a single rock exposure (known as the outcrop) can reveal the exact mix and average mineral makeup of the rock.

• 2001, Mark Lees, Skin Care: Beyond the Basics:

  Mineral makeup, another term for loose powder makeup foundation, largely comprises earth-based Ingredients. This product contains coverage pigments like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, both of which are also physical sunscreens.