100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Natural Nourishing Mascara: which is safer?
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Burt's Bees Natural Nourishing 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
Natural Nourishing Mascara
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (processing contaminant)
LikelyBacterial growth and contamination (mascara brush)
PossibleEye irritation from formula or removal difficulty
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 1,4-dioxane (processing contaminant), Bacterial growth and contamination (mascara brush) and Eye irritation from formula or removal difficulty 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 Wax, oils, and pigments (waterproof mascara 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 Burt's Bees grade, at 45% 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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