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bareMinerals Original Foundation Spf 15

bareMinerals Original Foundation Spf 15

72/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 41
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
🀧

Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
πŸ‘»

White cast

Low 78
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’55 Zinc Oxide at #2
  • βˆ’5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #3
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula
  • +52.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
How we rate white cast β†’
πŸ”₯

Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
πŸͺ¨

Heavy feel

Medium 60
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Zinc Oxide at #2
How we rate heavy feel β†’
πŸ”΄

Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
πŸ„

Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate fungal acne β†’
πŸ‘•

Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Iron-oxide pigments at #4, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • βˆ’15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
πŸ’§

Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate finish β†’
πŸ’„

Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
How we rate makeup base β†’
🌊

Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate water resistance β†’

Full ingredient list (5)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Bismuth Oxychloride

    Colorant or pigment

  2. 2 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  3. Colorant or pigment

  4. 4 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  5. 5 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

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