Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick vs Lipstick Iced Iris: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Bobbi Brown Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick

Bobbi Brown

Luxe Cashmere Matte Lipstick

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax, oils, pigments, cashmere protein extract

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic colorants

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservatives

Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris

Burt's Bees

Lipstick Iced Iris

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives

PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Heavy metals in synthetic colorants, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components and Formaldehyde releasers in preservatives on the Bobbi Brown and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and essential oils, Formaldehyde releasers and preservatives and Rancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base on the Burt's Bees and not on the Bobbi Brown.
  • The Bobbi Brown is wax, oils, pigments, cashmere protein extract where the Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base), 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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