BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Water Lip Stain: which is safer?
BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
Clarins
Water Lip Stain
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Water-based pigment blend with film-forming agents, no coating disclosed
Confidence
35%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleMicroplastics or polymer shedding from film-forming agents
PossibleDermal irritation from film-former residue or incomplete removal
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Clarins.
- We flag Fragrance allergens, Microplastics or polymer shedding from film-forming agents and Dermal irritation from film-former residue or incomplete removal on the Clarins and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
- The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Clarins is Water-based pigment blend with film-forming agents, no coating disclosed, 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 Clarins 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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