Does Charlotte Tilbury makeup have PFAS?
Charlotte Tilbury makeup averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Charlotte Tilbury makeup products graded as of October 2026, above the 70 out of 100 median for the 24 other makeup brands graded alongside it.
Charlotte Tilbury makeup averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 85% of the makeup brands we grade.
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.
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What Charlotte Tilbury says and does about PFAS
Charlotte Tilbury’s own US product page for its Colour Chameleon eyeshadow pencil in Dark Pearl lists perfluorononyl dimethicone, a PFAS ingredient. In 2024 an EU consumer safety alert, notified by Luxembourg, reported a Charlotte Tilbury Dark Pearl eyeliner containing intentionally added perfluorononyl dimethicone and a withdrawal of that product from the market.
- MaterialsCharlotte Tilbury’s US product page for the Colour Chameleon eyeshadow pencil in Dark Pearl lists perfluorononyl dimethicone among its ingredients. Charlotte Tilbury ↗
- Regulatory filingAn EU consumer safety alert from 2024, notified by Luxembourg and republished by InfoCons, reported a Charlotte Tilbury Dark Pearl eyeliner containing intentionally added perfluorononyl dimethicone, a PFOA-related compound, and a withdrawal of the product from the market. InfoCons ↗
- Brand statementPuig, the company behind Charlotte Tilbury, says in its 2025 annual report that it is phasing out chemicals known to be biopersistent, such as PFAS. The statement does not name Charlotte Tilbury. Puig Integrated Annual Report 2025 ↗
Sources checked September 14, 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.
Charlotte Tilbury makeup worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
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2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Best average grade first. Charlotte Tilbury averages 75.
See every Charlotte Tilbury product we grade on the Charlotte Tilbury brand page, or the full makeup ranking.