Mineral Makeup vs Clean Makeup: which is safer?
Ilia Beauty Clean Makeup is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
bareMinerals
Mineral Makeup
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
not stated
Confidence
100%
PossibleInhalation risk from powder format
PossibleMicrobial growth in powder due to low or absent preservatives
Our pick
Ilia Beauty
Clean Makeup
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 96/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
not stated
Confidence
100%
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic in color additives)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Inhalation risk from powder format and Microbial growth in powder due to low or absent preservatives on the bareMinerals and not on the Ilia Beauty.
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic in color additives) on the Ilia Beauty and not on the bareMinerals.
- 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: 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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