BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Lippy Pal Swirl Gloss Unicorn: 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

Lip Smacker Lippy Pal Swirl Gloss Unicorn

Lip Smacker

Lippy Pal Swirl Gloss Unicorn

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax, oils, pigments (typical lip gloss)

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (especially iron oxides and carmine)

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitization

ReportedIngestion risk from playful use by young consumers

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Lip Smacker.
  • We flag Heavy metals in colorants (especially iron oxides and carmine), Fragrance allergens and sensitization and Ingestion risk from playful use by young consumers on the Lip Smacker and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
  • The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Lip Smacker is wax, oils, 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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