Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick vs Lipstick Iced Iris: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris is the clear pick. Bobbi Brown Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Bobbi Brown
Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments
Possible1,4-dioxane (contamination in emulsifiers/surfactants)
Our pick
Burt's Bees
Lipstick Iced Iris
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives
PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Heavy metals in synthetic pigments, 1,4-dioxane (contamination in emulsifiers/surfactants) and Microplastic shedding from polymer matrix 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 liquid pigments, film-forming polymers, waterproofing agents where the Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base), 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 Burt's Bees is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Bobbi Brown grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
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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