Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Oil-controlling Foundation SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Oil-controlling Foundation SPF 15 is a makeup foundation with light sun protection, pairing the older chemical filter Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a low breakout-trigger rating, though it wears with a moderate weight. As an SPF 15 product its protection is rated weak and the overall score is 49.0/100, so it is best treated as makeup with minor sun benefit rather than 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
95
- +100 Starting score
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β4 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil)
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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 #39
- +6.3 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.2 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- 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 #6, silicone wax film
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
- β12 Dense mineral + wax system, stays heavy after dry-down
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Fungal acne
Medium
75
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- 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 #40, 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 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- 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 (42)
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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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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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
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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25 Silica
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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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32 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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34 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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40 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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41 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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42 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
Is Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Foundation enough sun protection?
Not on its own. It is a foundation with only SPF 15, its protection is rated weak and the overall score is 49.0/100, so it is best paired with a dedicated sunscreen.
Does the Bobbi Brown Weightless Skin Oil-controlling Foundation SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No. Its ghost-mode rating is low, and as a foundation it is designed to match the skin with a balanced finish.
Is it good for oily skin?
It is positioned as oil-controlling and has a low breakout-trigger rating, so it is generally fine for oily skin, though it wears with a moderate weight.