Perricone MD No Makeup Skincare Foundation Serum Broad Spectrum Spf 20
77/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Perricone MD No Makeup Skincare Foundation Serum is a tinted Spf 20 pure mineral product using Zinc Oxide as its sole filter. It stays lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white cast, is low on pore-clogging risk, and does not commonly sting, and it works well as a makeup base. With a 76.7/100 score and moderate protection, it is a comfortable everyday tinted option rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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White cast
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β14 Zinc Oxide, 8.3% declared
- β8 Pure mineral formula (8.3% total declared)
- +1.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Volatile alcohol at #9
- +3 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Zinc Oxide, 8.3% declared
- +2 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
61
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Laurate)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #9
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- β 5 2 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 10 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Volatile alcohol at #9
- β 10 3 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #9), fast, even canvas
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (51)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 14 8.3% declared
- β 8 8.3% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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13 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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14 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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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 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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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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
Is Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral product. Zinc Oxide is its only UV filter, with no chemical filters in the formula.
Does the Perricone MD No Makeup Skincare Foundation Serum Broad Spectrum Spf 20 work under makeup and leave a white cast?
It works well as a makeup base and keeps a low white cast despite being mineral. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum SPF 20 any good?
It scores 76.7/100 with moderate protection. It is a comfortable everyday tinted option, though the SPF 20 means it is not a high-protection sunscreen.