BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Kissable Lip Shine: 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

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Kissable Lip Shine

Estée Lauder

Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Kissable Lip Shine

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

Wax, oils, silicones, pigments (typical lip gloss)

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments

ReportedFragrance allergens and irritants

PossibleBacterial overgrowth in tube or brush over time

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Estée Lauder.
  • We flag Heavy metals in synthetic pigments, Fragrance allergens and irritants, Bacterial overgrowth in tube or brush over time and Formaldehyde releasers in preservative systems on the Estée Lauder and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
  • The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Estée Lauder is Wax, oils, silicones, pigments (typical lip gloss), 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: 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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