BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Full Vinyl Lip Lacquer: which is safer?
BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss is the clear pick. NARS Full Vinyl Lip Lacquer carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Becca Cosmetics
BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
NARS
Full Vinyl Lip Lacquer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePFAS in lacquer coating or water-repellent additives
LikelySolvent residues (acetone, ethyl acetate, toluene)
PossiblePlasticizer leaching (phthalates or alternatives)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the NARS.
- We flag PFAS in lacquer coating or water-repellent additives, Solvent residues (acetone, ethyl acetate, toluene), Plasticizer leaching (phthalates or alternatives) and Fragrance allergens on the NARS and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
- The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the NARS is Synthetic polymer film coating (vinyl-type lacquer), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Becca Cosmetics is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the NARS grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, 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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