100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs All Aflutter Waterproof Mascara: which is safer?
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. BURT'S BEES All Aflutter Waterproof Mascara carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Burt's Bees
100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers
PossibleBacterial growth and contamination in wax formula
Burt's Bees
All Aflutter Waterproof Mascara
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUnspecified water-resistance polymers (potential PFAS surrogates)
PossibleEye irritation and sensitization from polymer film
PossibleFragrance allergens
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers and Bacterial growth and contamination in wax formula on the Burt's Bees and not on the Burt's Bees.
- We flag Unspecified water-resistance polymers (potential PFAS surrogates), Eye irritation and sensitization from polymer film, Fragrance allergens and Bacterial or fungal growth in the tube on the Burt's Bees and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Burt's Bees is waterproof film-forming polymer coating (unspecified), 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 Burt's Bees 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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