Kylie X Balmain Bundle High Gloss, Lip Liner Lipstick, Palette vs BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss: which is safer?

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Kylie X Balmain Bundle High Gloss, Lip Liner Lipstick, Palette

Kylie Cosmetics

Kylie X Balmain Bundle High Gloss, Lip Liner Lipstick, Palette

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

pigments, oils, waxes, resins (cosmetic formulation)

Confidence

35%

PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (lead, cadmium, arsenic)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleResin and pigment migration or leaching under saliva or heat

Our pick

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss

Becca Cosmetics

BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 71/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 1

Material

Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Heavy metals in colorants (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Resin and pigment migration or leaching under saliva or heat on the Kylie Cosmetics and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Kylie Cosmetics.
  • The Kylie Cosmetics is pigments, oils, waxes, resins (cosmetic formulation) where the Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss), 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.
  • We are less certain about the Kylie Cosmetics grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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