Amazon.com: Anastasia Makeup vs L'Oreal Paris True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum: which is safer?

Amazon.com: Anastasia Makeup is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Anastasia

Amazon.com: Anastasia Makeup

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

pigments, powders, waxes, oils

Confidence

60%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components

L'Oreal Paris True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum

L'Oréal

L'Oreal Paris True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

water, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, pigments, emollients

Confidence

75%

Possible1,4-dioxane contamination from emulsifiers

ReportedFragrance allergens (unlisted components)

PossibleMicrobial growth if stored improperly

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Anastasia and not on the L'Oréal.
  • We flag 1,4-dioxane contamination from emulsifiers, Fragrance allergens (unlisted components) and Microbial growth if stored improperly on the L'Oréal and not on the Anastasia.
  • The Anastasia is pigments, powders, waxes, oils where the L'Oréal is water, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, pigments, emollients, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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