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

Burt's Bees

100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base)

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers

PossibleBacterial growth and contamination in wax formula

BURT'S BEES All Aflutter Waterproof Mascara

Burt's Bees

All Aflutter Waterproof Mascara

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

waterproof film-forming polymer coating (unspecified)

Confidence

35%

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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