bareMinerals BarePRO™ 24 hour Longwear Liquid Foundation with Mineral SPF 20
49/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
bareMinerals BarePRO is a longwear liquid foundation that carries mineral SPF 20 from Titanium Dioxide, so it is a pure mineral product rather than a dedicated sunscreen. It leaves a matte finish with a low white cast and a medium, more substantial feel on skin, and rates only as an okay makeup base. Protection is weak at SPF 20, which is why it scores 49.0 and is best treated as makeup with light supplementary sun coverage, not as standalone protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Weak
20
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
👻
White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 3.3% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #25
- −3 Pure mineral formula (3.3% total declared)
- +8.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide, Methicone)
🪨
Heavy feel
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 3.3% declared
- −8 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #4, silicone wax film
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- +9 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
- −13 Dense mineral + wax system, stays heavy after dry-down
🍄
Fungal acne
Medium
71
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
👕
Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #26, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
💧
Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Humectant polyols
✨
Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (26)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
-
Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 3.3% declared
- ↑ 10 3.3% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
-
2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 8 silicone wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
-
6 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Botanical extract
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
14 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
15 Papain
Supporting ingredient
-
Supporting ingredient
-
17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
21 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Colorant or pigment
-
26 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is the bareMinerals BarePRO™ 24 hour Longwear Liquid Foundation with Mineral SPF 20 or just makeup?
It is a longwear liquid foundation with mineral SPF 20, so it is primarily makeup. Protection is weak at SPF 20, so it is best paired with dedicated sun protection rather than relied on alone.
Is the bareMinerals BarePRO™ 24 hour Longwear Liquid Foundation with Mineral SPF 20 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has a matte finish and a low pore-clogging profile, which generally suits oilier skin. Keep in mind it wears with a medium, more substantial feel rather than a sheer one.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral. The only sun filter is Titanium Dioxide, with no chemical UV filters.