Which Clinique products are lower concern for PFAS?

The highest-graded Clinique products we have scored are Clinique Age Defense BB Cream SPF 30, Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm, Clinique City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25. That is our model-based estimate from materials and public disclosure, not a lab test.

Which Clinique products should I avoid?

The lowest-graded Clinique products we have scored are Clinique Moisture Surge Lip Hydro-Plump Treatment, Clinique High Impact Waterproof Mascara - 8ml/0.28oz, Black, Clinique High Impact Waterproof Mascara. Each one links to the evidence behind its grade.

63Good

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The verdict October 2026

Clinique averages 63 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 39 Clinique products graded as of October 2026, and 26 of them reach its 70 point pass mark.

Free to quote with attribution to PFAS Authority and a link to pfasauthority.com/brands/clinique.

Clinique grades Good 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 Clinique says and does about PFAS

We found no PFAS policy published by Clinique itself. In 2022, however, the Center for Environmental Health announced a legally binding, court-enforceable settlement with Estée Lauder and its subsidiaries, including Clinique, under which cosmetics such as foundations and concealers will not contain intentionally added PFOA or fluorinated ingredients known to break down into PFOA. That commitment covers PFOA and its precursors, not every PFAS.

Legal caseThe Center for Environmental Health announced in March 2022 a legally binding, court-enforceable agreement with Estée Lauder and its subsidiaries, including MAC and Clinique. Center for Environmental Health (archived page) ↗
Legal caseUnder the settlement, cosmetics like foundations and concealers made under these brands will not contain intentionally added PFOA or other fluorinated ingredients known to degrade to PFOA. Center for Environmental Health (archived page) ↗
Regulatory filingA Proposition 65 notice of violation filed with the California Attorney General named Clinique Superbalanced Makeup in Cream Chamois CN 40, by UPC, as an example of a product alleged to expose consumers to perfluorooctanoic acid. A 60-day notice is an allegation by the filing group, not a finding. Center for Environmental Health, notice filed with the California Attorney General ↗
Regulatory filingAn earlier notice over makeup foundation and concealer listed Clinique Laboratories, LLC among the responsible parties, alongside The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Center for Environmental Health, notice filed with the California Attorney General ↗
Regulatory filingIn January 2026 Estee Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. was fined $750,000 at the Ontario Court of Justice over eyeliner products that listed perfluorononyl dimethicone as an ingredient, which Environment and Climate Change Canada describes as a PFAS. The release names the Canadian company, not Clinique specifically. Environment and Climate Change Canada ↗
Regulatory filingCalifornia bans cosmetics containing intentionally added PFAS from sale in the state from 1 January 2025. The law names no brands. California AB 2771 ↗

Sources checked October 1, 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.

Clinique 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.

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Clinique

Age Defense BB Cream SPF 30

75ExcellentPFAS grade

Emulsion base (water, silicones, pigments); sunscreen actives (likely UV filters)
Fragrance allergens and sensitizers. Clinique Age Defense BB Cream contains fragrance, which is common in…

2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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