bareMinerals Mineral Makeup vs Naked Shaped Multi-tasking Eyeshadow Palette Warm: which is safer?

bareMinerals Mineral Makeup is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

bareMinerals Mineral Makeup

Bare Minerals

bareMinerals Mineral Makeup

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 88/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

not stated

Confidence

100%

PossibleHeavy metals in mineral pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium)

PossibleFragrance allergens and skin irritation

PossibleBismuth oxychloride sensitivity

Urban Decay Naked Shaped Multi-tasking Eyeshadow Palette Warm

Urban Decay

Naked Shaped Multi-tasking Eyeshadow Palette Warm

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 61/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

talc, mica, iron oxides, pigments

Confidence

72%

PossibleTalc contamination with asbestos

ReportedPowder inhalation during application

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Heavy metals in mineral pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium), Fragrance allergens and skin irritation and Bismuth oxychloride sensitivity on the Bare Minerals and not on the Urban Decay.
  • We flag Talc contamination with asbestos and Powder inhalation during application on the Urban Decay and not on the Bare Minerals.
  • 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 Urban Decay grade, at 72% confidence against 100%, because it discloses less.

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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