Compact powder

Looking to keep your face shine-free? Consider trying out ZAO Compact powder. This pressed powder not only sets and mattifies but also helps balance your complexion, leaving you with a smooth and silky finish. Plus, it’s worth noting that all ZAO powders are talc-free.

Shade 301 is invisible and suits fair complexions for whom added colour can look unnatural.

Shade 302 suits those with medium complexions and neutral undertones.

Shade 303 suits those with medium complexions and warm undertones.

Shade 304 suits those with medium complexions and cool undertones.

Shade 305 suits those with light brown or olive skin tones

Net weight: 9g

Size of refill: 53mm diameter and 3mm depth.

Refillable

Indication of skin type: Suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin and acne-prone skin.

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ZAO Compact powder is an essential item in your beauty case. The pressed powder provides a shine-free complexion with its high capacity to absorb the oil on your skin, keeping it soft and velvety. For a mattifying effect, apply the compact powder lightly with the powder brush. To cover skin problems, apply the pressed powder with a sponge. In both cases, always choose a shade similar to your skin tone and use the product immediately after your day cream. To perfect your complexion after applying foundation, dust pressed powder on the entire face. Choose a tone one shade lighter than your skin. For a natural effect, use a powder brush; for a ‘baby doll’ result, choose a sponge.

ZAO beauty tip: Always remember to dust the eyes before applying pencil eyeliner and mascara. This will prevent any smudging effect right through to the end of the day! Looking for a darker shade? Go for the Mineral Cooked Powder no. 344 (chocolate) – this is a matt cooked powder that is not only used for a bronzing effect but also as an everyday powder to mattify the full face or as a blush for darker skin.

Bamboo full size is packaged in a unique, varnished bamboo case, Zao makeup is both a beautiful gift and an item to treasure.

Existing customers, please note that Zao are phasing out the cotton bamboo pouches that their products were packaged in (except glass bottle foundations and primers), in order to further reduce waste.

Refills are packaged in a biodegradable cardboard envelope.

Focus on some ingredients

Bambusa arundinacea stem powder (micronised bamboo stem powder): A white substance extracted from the nodes of the bamboo. It is mainly composed of pure silica and has been widely used in oriental medicine. Organic silica, which is a component of connective tissue, is present throughout the human body and regenerates the epidermis as it is involved in the synthesis of collagen and elastin. Over time, our silica reserves diminish, causing demineralisation and loss of skin elasticity. It is therefore necessary to regularly replenish the skin with transcutaneous supplies.

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter* (organic cocoa butter): Cocoa butter protects the skin from aggressive external influences. It helps maintain moisture levels as it slows water loss from the skin by forming a barrier on the skin surface. It has been used in Africa for centuries as preventive care to provide the skin with flexibility and also as curative care for dry and bruised skin.

Squalene: This is a clear and liquid oil obtained by refining olive oil. It has a great affinity with the skin as squalene is a major component of human sebum and hydrolipidic film. With its great spreading properties and the ability to penetrate the skin, it prevents dryness and restores suppleness and flexibility.

Silver (CI 77820) (micronised silver powder): These micro-particles of pure silver are antiseptic (especially on skin and mucous membranes) and antibacterial as well, thereby preserving the product and protecting the skin. Microsilver is often used in creams to treat burns. Almost all products in the Zao range (except lip balm stick and pencils) contain micro-particles of pure silver (a natural preservative).

Silica (organic silica): The human body contains about seven grams of silica, far more than any other mineral including iron (and silica is the second component of the earth’s crust with a 28% share after oxygen with 47%). An essential quality of silica is that it allows the body to efficiently absorb and assimilate minerals and vitamins. The connective tissue of the human body (cell wall) is composed of collagen and elastin. These molecules need silica, which, however, is no longer synthesised from an age of about twenty. An external supply is needed especially for the skin. For this reason, most of the products in the Zao range contain organic silica.

Full Ingredients List:
(F5):MICA, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH*, ZINC STEARATE, SQUALANE, SILICA, SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES*, LAUROYL LYSINE, MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL*, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER*, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER*, CI 77820 (SILVER), OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT, AQUA (WATER), OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT EXTRACT, ALCOHOL, BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA STEM POWDER, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE. MAY CONTAIN +/-: CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES), CI 77492 (IRON OXIDES), CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES).

* ingredients from Organic Farming.

Natural and Organic Cosmetic certified by ECOCERT Greenlife according to ECOCERT, with 100% of ingredients natural and minimum 10% of ingredients organic