Does ELF lip balm & long-wear lipstick have PFAS?
ELF lip balm & long-wear lipstick averages 75 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 ELF lip balm & long-wear lipstick products graded as of October 2026, above the 71 out of 100 median for the 31 other lip balm & long-wear lipstick brands graded alongside it.
ELF lip balm & long-wear lipstick averages Excellent on our four-band scale. 4 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 76% of the lip balm & long-wear lipstick 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 ELF says and does about PFAS
e.l.f. publishes lists of ingredients it avoids, and PFAS is not on them. Its 2022 clean beauty announcement names 12 excluded ingredients and its October 2024 ingredient policy says it avoids over 2,500, but neither mentions PFAS or fluorinated ingredients. At least one current e.l.f. product, the Hydrating Camo Concealer, lists perfluorooctyl triethoxysilane, a PFAS ingredient, on its Ulta listing.
- Brand statemente.l.f.’s 2022 clean beauty announcement lists 12 ingredients its products are formulated without, and PFAS is not among them. e.l.f. Beauty ↗
- Brand statementIts October 2024 ingredient safety policy says e.l.f. avoids over 2,500 ingredients, and does not mention PFAS or fluorinated ingredients. e.l.f. Beauty ↗
- MaterialsUlta’s current ingredient list for e.l.f. Hydrating Camo Concealer includes perfluorooctyl triethoxysilane, a PFAS ingredient. Ulta Beauty ↗
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.
ELF lip balm & long-wear lipstick worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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The same question, asked of the other lip balm & long-wear lipstick brands
Best average grade first. ELF averages 75.
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