bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Luminous Skin Tint Stick vs Prep + Prime BB Beauty Balm: which is safer?

Where these two actually differ

• We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Mica particulate and inhalation risk on the Bare Minerals and not on the MAC.
• We flag Formaldehyde releasers (preservative byproducts), 1,4-dioxane (synthesis contaminant), Fragrance allergen sensitization and Emulsion separation and microbial growth if contaminated on the MAC and not on the Bare Minerals.
• The Bare Minerals is mineral pigments, wax, oils in stick form where the MAC is liquid cosmetic base (emulsion); composition not fully disclosed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
• The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Bare Minerals is the one to buy.
• We are less certain about the MAC grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.