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Pur 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup SPF 15

Pur SPF 15
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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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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.

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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.

  • ✨ 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.

  1. 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)
  2. 2 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  3. Colorant or pigment

  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  5. 5 Boron Nitride

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  6. 6 Zinc Stearate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Supporting ingredient

  8. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  9. 9 Mannitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

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

  11. 11 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  12. 12 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  13. Supporting ingredient

  14. 14 Dextrin

    Supporting ingredient

  15. 15 Ferulic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. 16 Lactic Acid

    pH adjuster

  17. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Retinol

    Supporting ingredient

    • ↓ 5 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  19. 19 Ceramide AP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  20. 20 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  23. 23 Glucosamine Hcl

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. Botanical extract

  25. Botanical extract

  26. Supporting ingredient

  27. 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.

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