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

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

Urban Decay All Nighter Face Primer

Urban Decay

All Nighter Face Primer

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

silicone-based primer with water-resistant polymers

Confidence

45%

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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