Côte Review, Is Côte Non-Toxic?
Côte averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Côte products graded as of October 2026, and all 8 reach its 70 point pass mark.
Côte grades Excellent on our four-band scale.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
What Côte says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Côte. Côte says its nail polishes are free from a list of major toxins, and PFAS is not on that list. We found no independent lab test or lawsuit naming Côte for PFAS.
- Brand statementCôte says its nail polishes are free from a list of major toxins, and PFAS is not named in that list. Côte Beauty ↗
Sources checked September 29, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Côte is one of the brands we researched by hand for our record of what every brand has published about PFAS, where the same question is answered for each of them in one line.
Does Côte have PFAS, by category
Worth buying from Côte Good or better, best-graded first
Côte
Beauty Blush & Bashful Non-Toxic Nail Polish
- Organic pigments, film-forming resins (standard lacquer base)
- Phthalate plasticizers, Standard nail lacquer formulas often contain phthalates (DBP, DEHP) as plasticizers…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Cote Beauty Color Crush Set
- pigmented color cosmetics (eyeshadow/lip set)
- Talc or talc-contaminated mineral powders, Pressed eyeshadow formulations commonly use talc for texture…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Cote Beauty Summer Vows Nail Polish Set
- nail polish (organic pigments, resins, solvents)
- Volatile organic solvents (toluene, xylene), Standard in conventional nail polish; brief exposure during…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Cote Nail Polish Quick Dry Vegan 0.4 Fluid oz
- nail lacquer (organic solvents, resins, pigments)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and solvent inhalation, Nail lacquers inherently contain toluene, xylene…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Cote Toxin Free Nail Polish
- nail lacquer (proprietary formulation unspecified)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and residual solvents, Nail lacquers inherently contain solvents for…
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
10-Free Nail Polish
- Organic pigments, resins, solvents in nail lacquer base
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and respiratory irritation, Even 10-Free formulations contain solvents…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Beauty Quick Dry Nail Polish Top Coat
- Nail polish film, acrylates, resins and solvents
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and solvent inhalation, Nail polish top coats release ethyl acetate, butyl…
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte
Nail Polish
- nail polish lacquer (composition not disclosed)
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and respiratory exposure, Nail lacquers inherently contain solvents; Côte…
4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
What to buy instead Good or better, in the categories Côte sells
Piggy Paint
Basecoat & Sealer Nail Polish
- Water-based organic pigments and plant-derived resins
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Heavy metals
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Piggy Paint
Nail Polish Piggy Paint
- water-based pigmented lacquer
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from resins and solvents
3 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Piggy Paint
Showstopper Nail Polish Set
- organic pigments, plant-based resins, water-based lacquer
- The brand calls it PFAS-free, which we have not verified
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.
Côte and PFAS, common questions
- Does Côte have PFAS?
- Côte averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 8 Côte products graded as of October 2026, and all 8 reach its 70 point pass mark. Grades are model-based estimates built from published materials, ingredients and disclosures, not lab tests. We found no PFAS statement from Côte, and its published free-from list for nail polish does not name PFAS.
- Is Côte non-toxic?
- Côte Beauty Blush & Bashful Non-Toxic Nail Polish is the highest-graded Côte product we have scored, at 75/100. It depends on the product line rather than the brand, so check the grade of the exact item you are buying.
- Which Côte products are lower concern for PFAS?
- The highest-graded Côte products we have scored are Côte Beauty Blush & Bashful Non-Toxic Nail Polish, Cote Beauty Color Crush Set, Cote Beauty Summer Vows Nail Polish Set. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.
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