bareMinerals Original Talc-free Pressed Powder Foundation Mineral SPF 15
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
bareMinerals Original Talc-free Pressed Powder Foundation is a mineral powder foundation with SPF 15 from Zinc Oxide. It keeps white cast low and wears with a balanced finish, though as a powder layer it can feel a bit heavier on the skin. It is gentle with a low pore-clogging profile. Protection is rated moderate, which is expected for SPF 15, so it is generally a top-up rather than standalone defense. The overall score is 71.9/100, fitting its role as a makeup product that adds light mineral sun coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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White cast
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- β5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #9
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +52.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #8, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #3 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 (9)
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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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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4 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
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
What SPF is bareMinerals Original Pressed Powder Foundation?
It is SPF 15, from Zinc Oxide, and protection is rated moderate. As a makeup product it is generally best as a top-up over a dedicated sunscreen rather than standalone defense.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is mineral, using Zinc Oxide as its only sun filter in a talc-free pressed powder foundation.
Does the bareMinerals Original Talc-free Pressed Powder Foundation Mineral SPF 15 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced, so it generally wears naturally, though as a powder layer it can feel a bit heavier on the skin.