Does Smashbox foundation & primer have PFAS?
Smashbox foundation & primer averages 64 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Smashbox 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.
Smashbox foundation & primer averages Good on our four-band scale. 3 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 29% 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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- silicones, polymers, pigments
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Graded higher than the Smashbox average of 64.
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The same question, asked of the other foundation & primer brands
Best average grade first. Smashbox averages 64.
See every Smashbox product we grade on the Smashbox brand page, or the full foundation & primer ranking.