10 Best Primers With SPF, According to Dermatologists 2024

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and combo.“Not all are equal,” says , a professional makeup artist in Nashville. “Prepping your skin with great skin care is the best way to ‘prime’ your skin for makeup.” What’s more, a lot of primers that double as sunscreen don’t actually contain enough SPF to adequately protect you from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays. “Many primers contain SPF 15 or 20, but a primer with SPF 15 or 20 is likely not sufficient enough for proper sun protection and should be applied after using sunscreen with SPF 50 or higher,” says , a board-certified dermatologist in NYC.

What’s the point, right?Don’t despair if you’re on the hunt for that all-in-one product that’s going to make your more streamlined, though.

While two layers of SPF is always best, there are unicorns out there—the ones that hydrate exceptionally well and provide the UV protection you need—and we dug deep to find them.

Below are the primers with SPF that dermatologists and our expert editorial team say are worth your time and money.All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.