BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Lipstick Iced Iris: which is safer?

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

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

Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris

Burt's Bees

Lipstick Iced Iris

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives

PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and essential oils, Formaldehyde releasers and preservatives and Rancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base on the Burt's Bees and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
  • The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base), 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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