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bareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15
Five ingredients, two of them sunscreens, in production since 1995 and still the reference mineral foundation. Buffed in with a kabuki it goes from sheer to full, it will not clog a pore, and at forty dollars it is the cheapest thing on Face Value.
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Why we like the Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15
- Five ingredients
- Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as the base
- Thirty years unchanged
- Forty dollars
- Texture
- A loose mineral powder, buffed in
- Key ingredients
- Zinc oxide 18% · Titanium dioxide 16% · Bismuth oxychloride · Mica and iron oxides
- Fragrance
- Not applicable
- Skin type
- Oily · Blemish-prone
- Best for
- Oily or breakout-prone skin · Sheer to full, depending on the buffing · Anyone who wants five ingredients
- Works on
- Unevenness · Shine · Blemishes
- Made in
- USA
- Where to buy
- Dermstore
- Price when checked
- $39.50 on 2026-09-09
- Listing checked
- 2026-09-06
Our verdict on the bareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15
The five-ingredient foundation.
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Reviewed 2026-09-06. bareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15 appears in Face Value: Foundations Worth What They Cost. Every product on The Shelf is listed in the product index.