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
Bare Minerals
bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergen sensitization
CoverGirl
Outlast All Day Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
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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