Your Complete Guide to Our Clean Foundation Collection

Between the office, running to Pilates, and grabbing a late bite with friends, you can say our schedules are pretty jam-packed. So these days, we’re all about building a wardrobe of different foundations that work on their own or layered together, with the goal of feeling and looking our best at all the events squeezed into our Google Calendars.

To help you create your very own foundation wardrobe, we’re taking it back to the basics. Below, compare all of skin-loving foundations — from the iconic, best-selling ORIGINAL Loose Mineral Foundation to the travel-ready liquid foundation in a stick — and start mixing and matching to your heart’s content.

ORIGINAL Loose Mineral Foundation SPF 15

What it is: A breathable loose powder foundation

What’s in it: 5 clean mineral ingredients including: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide for mineral sun protection, bismuth oxychloride and Mica for a luminous finish and silky, soft-skin feel, and iron oxides for clean, natural-looking color and coverage (Seriously, that’s it!)

Coverage Level: Buildable, sheer-to-full coverage

Finish: Naturally luminous

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 15 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: Our best-selling loose powder foundation promotes clearer, healthy-looking skin over time. The talc-free formula won’t clog pores or settle into fine lines for flawless, all-day wear.

MATTE Loose Mineral Foundation SPF 15

What it is: An oil-absorbing loose powder foundation

What’s in it: 7 clean mineral ingredients including: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide for mineral sun protection and iron oxides for clean, natural-looking color and coverage — plus silica, calcium silicate and lauroyl lysine for a matte finish and silky, soft-skin feel

Coverage Level: Buildable, sheer-to-full coverage

Finish: Matte

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 15 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: Our best-selling loose powder foundation promotes clearer, healthy-looking skin over time. The mattifying formula helps absorb excess oils and reduce shine for all-day wear.

ORIGINAL Liquid Mineral Foundation SPF 20

What it is: A liquid foundation with skin-improving coverage

What’s in it: 19 clean mineral ingredients including: healthy mineral complex to visibly refine skin’s texture, olive-derived squalane to nourish, hydrate and help protect skin against moisture loss, peptide & prickly pear extract to reduce the look of pores and redness over time and mineral-based SPF to provide protection against damaging UVA/UVB rays

Coverage Level: Light-as-air medium coverage

Finish: Naturally luminous

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 20 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: Inspired by our iconic loose mineral powder, this liquid foundation is made with 88% naturally derived ingredients and works to improve the appearance of skin over time.

BAREPRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation SPF 20

What it is: A smoothing, lightweight liquid foundation

What’s in it: A blend of bamboo stem extract for a blurred, soft-focus effect and papaya enzymes to improve skin’s texture immediately and over time. That’s not all — there’s also our special MINERAL LOCK Longwear Technology, a blend of mineral pigments and lipids that helps makeup adhere to the skin for long-lasting wear.

Coverage Level: Full coverage

Finish: Demi-matte

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 20 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: Our breathable liquid foundation with SPF 25 lasts up to 24 hours and provides skin-improving benefits even after you take it off. Plus, it’s transfer-resistant and sweat-resistant — yes, even in summer.

BAREPRO Performance Wear Powder Foundation

What it is: A shine-controlling pressed powder foundation

What’s in it: 90% vitamins and minerals, including silica to help absorb excess oil and give the skin a soft-focus matte finish and mica to provide a silky soft-skin feel

Coverage Level: Medium-to-full coverage

Finish: Matte

SPF: None

Why it’s special: Our pressed foundation formula lasts up to 12 hours and reduces the look of pores without feeling heavy or dry.

COMPLEXION RESCUE Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream SPF 30

What it is: A gel cream tinted moisturizer

What’s in it: Olive-derived squalane to nourish skin and protect against moisture loss, coconut alkanes that mimic the softening and smoothing benefits of silicone and mineral electrolytes (calcium, magnesium and potassium) to replenish skin and promote moisture balance

Coverage Level: Sheer-to-medium coverage

Finish: Naturally radiant

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 30 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: Our best-selling tinted moisturizer combines hydrating skincare benefits and everyday protection with coverage that can be worn alone or underneath other bareMinerals foundations.

COMPLEXION RESCUE Hydrating Foundation Stick SPF 25

What it is: A hydrating foundation in a stick formula

What’s in it: Volcanic mineral seawater for a burst of mineral-rich hydration, red algae to nourish and olive-derived squalane to nourish skin and protect against moisture loss

Coverage Level: Buildable, medium coverage

Finish: Naturally radiant

SPF: Broad Spectrum SPF 25 mineral-based sun protection

Why it’s special: The first of its kind, our water-based liquid foundation in a stick hydrates with 30% mineral water while providing buildable coverage as a foundation, concealer or contour.

bareMinerals BLEMISH RESCUE Skin-Clearing Loose Powder Foundation

What it is: A blemish-clearing loose powder foundation

What’s in it: Salicylic acid to exfoliate and prevent clogged pores, oat protein to help soothe and nourish dry, flaky skin and our moisture mineral complex to help moisturize, soften and smooth acne-prone skin

Coverage Level: Full coverage

Finish: Matte

SPF: None

Why it’s special: Our shine-controlling mineral foundation provides full coverage while reducing active acne and preventing future breakouts.

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