bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer vs Pore Filler Primer: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
Bare Minerals
bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
mineral powder, silicones, mica
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metal pigments (iron oxides, mica)
PossibleSilicone skin sensitivity or occlusion
NYX Professional Makeup
Pore Filler Primer
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
silicone, talc, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), pigments
Confidence
72%
PossibleTalc contamination and inhalation risk
Possible1,4-dioxane and other solvent contaminants
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metal pigments (iron oxides, mica) and Silicone skin sensitivity or occlusion on the Bare Minerals and not on the NYX Professional Makeup.
- We flag Talc contamination and inhalation risk and 1,4-dioxane and other solvent contaminants on the NYX Professional Makeup and not on the Bare Minerals.
- The Bare Minerals is mineral powder, silicones, mica where the NYX Professional Makeup is silicone, talc, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), pigments, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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