Ever wondered how much oil is actually in foundation?

Sabrina Carder
·E-Commerce Editor
Ever wondered how much oil is in your foundation?
Foundation might not be as good for your skin as you think [Photo: Getty]

What would we all do without foundation? It’s a little bottle of brilliance, that manages to cover up a multitude of bags, blotchiness and breakouts.

However, as we slather the shiny mixture onto our faces, have you ever wondered how much oil goes into giving us that A+ coverage and shiny glow? Well, it’s quite a lot.

Beauty blogger April Belle, recently decided to see just how much oil was in different types of foundation. She simply placed the products onto brown paper bags and left them for a few hours to see how much would be absorbed.

The results? Pretty gross, as you can see below.

My #foundation pics have been making their way around the #beautygroups (shout out to #themakeupsocial) so I thought I would post them here too! These are my snaps – let me start by saying; by placing the product on a brown paper bag does not mean it will react the same way as your skin. Everyone's skin is different and needs different things – some need a more oily consistently and others need less oil. I did this as a cool little experiment to see how much product absorbed into paper. It was to get me thinking – that's all nothing sinister! Have a look – let me know what you think!! Which ones work best for you?! PRODUCTS: @katvondbeauty @maccosmeticsaustralia @esteelauder @clinique_oz @lorealaustralia @revlon @db_cosmetics ???? #katvond #mac #esteelauder #clinique #loreal #revlon #designerbrands #followme #beautyblogger #beautybloggerau #australianbeauty

A post shared by April Belle (@aprilbelle83) on Mar 22, 2017 at 1:36am PDT

My #foundation pics have been making their way around the #beautygroups (shout out to #themakeupsocial) so I thought I would post them here too! These are my snaps – let me start by saying; by placing the product on a brown paper bag does not mean it will react the same way as your skin. Everyone's skin is different and needs different things – some need a more oily consistently and others need less oil. I did this as a cool little experiment to see how much product absorbed into paper. It was to get me thinking – that's all nothing sinister! Have a look – let me know what you think!! Which ones work best for you?! PRODUCTS: @rimmellondonau @avonausnz #makeup #makeupjunkie #makeupaddict #rimmel #avon #followme #beautyblogger #beautybloggerau #australianbeauty

A post shared by April Belle (@aprilbelle83) on Mar 22, 2017 at 1:30am PDT

My #foundation pics have been making their way around the #beautygroups (shout out to #themakeupsocial) so I thought I would post them here too! These are my snaps – let me start by saying; by placing the product on a brown paper bag does not mean it will react the same way as your skin. Everyone's skin is different and needs different things – some need a more oily consistently and others need less oil. I did this as a cool little experiment to see how much product absorbed into paper. It was to get me thinking – that's all nothing sinister! Have a look – let me know what you think!! Which ones work best for you?! PRODUCTS: @maybelline_aus @australiscosmetics @elfcosmeticsau @chichicosmeticsofficial @maxfactorau ???? #makeup #makeupjunkie #makeupaddict #maybelline #australis #elf #chichi #maxfactor #followme #beautyblogger #beautybloggerau #australianbeauty

A post shared by April Belle (@aprilbelle83) on Mar 22, 2017 at 1:27am PDT

Leaving no stone unturned, she tested out every single popular foundation from MAC to Estee Lauder, with L’Oreal, Rimmel and Clinique seemingly extracting the most oil.

However, the oil in foundation is by no means a bad thing.

“Everyone’s skin is different and needs different things – some need a more oily consistently and others need less oil,” says Belle.

That being said, if you already have an oily complexion, you may want to stay away from a few of these in the future.

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