bareMinerals Mineral Veil Setting Powder Broad Spectrum SPF 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
bareMinerals Mineral Veil Setting Powder is a broad-spectrum SPF 25 mineral powder built on titanium dioxide. As a brush-on setting powder it gives a matte finish, low white cast and a low pore-clogging rating, and it does not sting. It works okay over makeup. Protection rates weak and the score is capped at 49.0/100, so it is best used as a setting and touch-up layer rather than your main sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- β5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #7
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #8, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 21 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch, Corn Starch Modified)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 18 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch, Corn Starch Modified, Silica)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (8)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is this mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen, using titanium dioxide as the only UV filter in a brush-on setting powder.
Is the bareMinerals Mineral Veil Setting Powder Broad Spectrum SPF 25 a good sunscreen?
Its protection is rated weak and the score is capped at 49.0/100. It is best used as a setting and touch-up layer rather than your main sun protection.
Does the bareMinerals Mineral Veil Setting Powder Broad Spectrum SPF 25 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is matte, so it generally sets over makeup without an obvious cast.