BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss vs Vice Special Effects Lip Topcoat: which is safer?
BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Gloss is the clear pick. Urban Decay Vice Special Effects Lip Topcoat 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
Urban Decay
Vice Special Effects Lip Topcoat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in colorants and pigments
PossibleContact allergens and fragrance sensitivizers
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers or preservative allergens
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components on the Becca Cosmetics and not on the Urban Decay.
- We flag Heavy metals in colorants and pigments, Contact allergens and fragrance sensitivizers, Formaldehyde releasers or preservative allergens and Microplastic migration during removal on the Urban Decay and not on the Becca Cosmetics.
- The Becca Cosmetics is Glycerin, silicones, pigments, film-formers (typical liquid cosmetic gloss) where the Urban Decay is proprietary topcoat with waterproofing agents, 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 Urban Decay 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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