65Good

Does Lancôme foundation & primer have PFAS?

The verdict
Lancôme foundation & primer averages 65 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Lancôme foundation & primer products graded as of October 2026, below the 68 out of 100 median for the 24 other foundation & primer brands graded alongside it.
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Lancôme foundation & primer averages Good on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 31% of the foundation & primer 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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  • organic cotton, natural latex, coconut coir, recycled steel coils
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  • Heavy metals

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Which Lancôme foundation & primer contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

  • Water, glycerin, silicones, pigments, preservatives
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Parabens. Lancôme does not publicly specify preservative type in this formula. Parabens and phenoxyethanol…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • silicone polymer base, standard cosmetic emollients
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • silicone base, mineral pigments, glycerin
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Better foundation & primer from other brands

Graded higher than the Lancôme average of 65.

bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer

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bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer

100ExcellentPFAS grade
  • mineral powder, silicones, mica
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Fragrance allergen sensitization
  • mineral powder, silica, mica, talc
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Talc inhalation

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

bareMinerals Prime Time Hydrate & Glow Primer

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bareMinerals Prime Time Hydrate & Glow Primer

100ExcellentPFAS grade
  • mineral pigments, glycerin, plant extracts, silicones
  • The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
  • Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

The same question, asked of the other foundation & primer brands

Best average grade first. Lancôme averages 65.

See every Lancôme product we grade on the Lancôme brand page, or the full foundation & primer ranking.