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bareMinerals Skinlongevity® Phyto-vitamin C Brightening Moisturizer Mineral SPF 30

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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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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.

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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.

  1. 1 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)
  2. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
  3. 3 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. 5 Undecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  10. 10 Tridecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. 11 Isopentyldiol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  12. 12 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
  17. Botanical extract

  18. Botanical extract

  19. Botanical extract

  20. Botanical extract

  21. Botanical extract

  22. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  23. 23 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  24. 24 Glucosamine Hcl

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. 25 Urea

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  26. 26 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  27. 27 Phytic Acid

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  28. 28 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  29. 29 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  30. Supporting ingredient

  31. 31 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  32. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  33. Supporting ingredient

  34. 34 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  35. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  36. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  37. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  38. 38 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  39. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  40. 40 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  41. 41 Ceramide NP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  42. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  43. 43 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  44. 44 Fructose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  45. 45 Sodium PCA

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  46. 46 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  47. 47 Trehalose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  48. 48 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  49. 49 Sodium Lactate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  50. 50 Maltose

    Supporting ingredient

  51. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  52. 52 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  53. 53 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  54. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  55. 55 Sorbitan Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  56. 56 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  57. 57 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  58. 58 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  59. 59 Amyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  60. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  61. 61 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  62. 62 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  63. 63 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  64. 64 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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