bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer vs PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting + Smoothing Makeup Skincare Primer: which is safer?
bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer is the clear pick. Revlon PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting + Smoothing Makeup Skincare 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
Revlon
PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting + Smoothing Makeup Skincare Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservative systems
PossibleSiloxane volatility and off-gassing under heat
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergen sensitization on the Bare Minerals and not on the Revlon.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Formaldehyde releasers in preservative systems, Siloxane volatility and off-gassing under heat and Microbial contamination from non-sterile packaging and handling on the Revlon and not on the Bare Minerals.
- The Bare Minerals is mineral powder, silicones, mica where the Revlon is proprietary primer blend, likely silicone or polymer base, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 35 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 Revlon 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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