Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup SPF 15 is a pure mineral powder using Titanium Dioxide as its UV filter. It has a matte finish, feels lightweight and keeps white cast low, does not commonly sting and carries low breakout risk. As a pressed powder it is meant to complement, not replace, a dedicated sunscreen, and the protection here is rated weak. With a score of 49.0 out of 100, it is best seen as a makeup with light incidental SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Retinol at #18, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (17% total declared)
- +32.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #27, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 9.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Boron Nitride)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 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.
- ✨ Ferulic acid
Full ingredient list (27)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 50 17% declared
- ↑ 30 17% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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9 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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11 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
-
Supporting ingredient
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14 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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15 Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Retinol
Supporting ingredient
- ↓ 5 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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19 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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27 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup enough sun protection?
At SPF 15 the protection is rated weak, and as a pressed powder it is meant to complement, not replace, a dedicated sunscreen. It scores 49.0 out of 100.
Is the Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral makeup using Titanium Dioxide as its UV filter.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is matte, so it generally wears cleanly as a powder. It does not commonly sting and has low breakout risk.