bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer vs All Nighter Face Primer: which is safer?
bareMinerals Original Prime Time Foundation Primer is the clear pick. Urban Decay All Nighter Face 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
Urban Decay
All Nighter Face Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFluorinated polymers (PFAS precursors)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
ReportedSilicone film occlusion and skin barrier effects
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergen sensitization on the Bare Minerals and not on the Urban Decay.
- We flag Fluorinated polymers (PFAS precursors), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Silicone film occlusion and skin barrier effects on the Urban Decay and not on the Bare Minerals.
- The Bare Minerals is mineral powder, silicones, mica where the Urban Decay is silicone-based primer with water-resistant polymers, 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 Urban Decay grade, at 45% 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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