Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15 is a makeup foundation with light sun protection from Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, keeps pore-clogging low, is unlikely to sting, and shows little to no white cast, though it carries a somewhat heavier feel as a foundation and naturally works as a makeup base. With only weak protection at SPF 15 and an overall score of 49.0/100, it is best treated as makeup with incidental SPF, not a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- β2 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Titanium Dioxide, 1.6% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #32
- +6.3 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide, Methicone)
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Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Titanium Dioxide, 1.6% declared
- β8 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #5, silicone wax film
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #20, butter/occlusive fat
- β18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- β2 Dense mineral + wax system, stays heavy after dry-down
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Fungal acne
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- β32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 7 1.6% declared
- β 10 1.6% declared
- 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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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 8 silicone wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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16 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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22 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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23 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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25 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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31 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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33 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Bobbi Brown Skin Long-Wear Foundation a good sunscreen?
It offers only weak protection at SPF 15 and scores 49.0/100 overall, so it is best treated as makeup with incidental SPF, not a primary sunscreen. Pairing it with a dedicated sunscreen is generally advisable.
Does this foundation leave a white cast or clog pores?
It is rated low for both white cast and pore-clogging, so it generally blends well and is unlikely to congest skin. It does carry a somewhat heavier feel as a foundation.
Is the sun protection mineral or chemical?
The SPF comes from a mix of chemical Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and mineral Titanium Dioxide. It naturally works as a makeup base since it is a foundation.