bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer vs Outlast All Day Primer: which is safer?

bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer is the clear pick. CoverGirl Outlast All Day Primer carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer

Bare Minerals

bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 96/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

mineral powder, silicones, mica

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergen sensitization

CoverGirl Outlast All Day Primer

CoverGirl

Outlast All Day Primer

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 18/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silicone, glycerin, polymers, waterproofing agents (unspecified)

Confidence

35%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

Possible1,4-dioxane contamination

PossiblePolymer accumulation on skin

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergen sensitization on the Bare Minerals and not on the CoverGirl.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane contamination and Polymer accumulation on skin on the CoverGirl and not on the Bare Minerals.
  • The Bare Minerals is mineral powder, silicones, mica where the CoverGirl is silicone, glycerin, polymers, waterproofing agents (unspecified), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 70 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Bare Minerals is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the CoverGirl grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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