Does Bare Minerals makeup have PFAS?
Bare Minerals makeup averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Bare Minerals makeup products graded as of October 2026, above the 70 out of 100 median for the 24 other makeup brands graded alongside it.
Bare Minerals makeup averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 85% of the makeup brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Bare Minerals says and does about PFAS
bareMinerals says on its UK help centre that it no longer produces any products containing intentionally added PFAS ingredients, including PTFE, citing US state law changes. Mamavation’s lab found 19 ppm organic fluorine, a screening marker for PFAS, in bareMinerals Lashtopia Mega Volume Mascara. A class action over PFAS in bareMinerals products, including its BarePro foundation, was voluntarily dismissed.
- Brand statementbareMinerals’ UK help centre says it no longer produces any products containing intentional PFAS ingredients, including PTFE, given recent US state law changes. bareMinerals UK help centre ↗
- Independent testMamavation’s lab found 19 ppm organic fluorine in bareMinerals Lashtopia Mega Volume Mascara. Mamavation ↗
- Legal caseTruth in Advertising lists a class action over PFAS in bareMinerals products, including BarePro Performance Wear Liquid Foundation SPF 20, as voluntarily dismissed. Truth in Advertising ↗
Sources checked September 14, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Bare Minerals makeup worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- mineral powder, mica, iron oxides
- Talc contamination or inhalation risk. BarePro 24HR formulation details do not explicitly confirm talc-free…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- mineral powder, mica, pigments
- Heavy metals. Iron oxide colorants are FDA-approved but not tested for trace lead, cadmium, or arsenic by…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Bare Minerals
bareMinerals Original Pure Serum Radiant Natural Liquid Foundation Mineral SPF 20
- mineral pigments, silicones, glycerin, water
- 1,4-dioxane in trace form. Liquid cosmetics formulated with silicones and glycerin may contain trace…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Mineral powder, talc or mica base
- Talc contamination or impurity. If the product is talc-based (not confirmed talc-free on record), the purity…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
The same question, asked of the other makeup brands
Best average grade first. Bare Minerals averages 75.
See every Bare Minerals product we grade on the Bare Minerals brand page, or the full makeup ranking.