bareMinerals Skinlongevity® Phyto-vitamin C Brightening Moisturizer Mineral SPF 30
74/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −11 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +30 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
- +50 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +6.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
- +10.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
High
18
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −2 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #36, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #35, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #64, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #22, hyaluronic family
- → 4 4 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose, …)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 2 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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 →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (64)
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.
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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)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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5 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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23 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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27 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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29 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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34 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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38 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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41 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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44 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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45 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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46 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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47 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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50 Maltose
Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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52 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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56 Fragrance
Fragrance
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57 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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58 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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64 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)