100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Diorshow Overvolume Extreme Volume Mascara: which is safer?

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Dior Diorshow Overvolume Extreme Volume 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

Dior Diorshow Overvolume Extreme Volume Mascara

Dior

Diorshow Overvolume Extreme Volume Mascara

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax, film-forming polymers, waterproof coating

Confidence

42%

PossibleUnknown waterproof coating (PFAS or alternative)

ReportedBacterial or fungal growth in applicator and tube

PossibleEye irritation from fragrance or preservatives

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 Dior.
  • We flag Unknown waterproof coating (PFAS or alternative), Bacterial or fungal growth in applicator and tube and Eye irritation from fragrance or preservatives on the Dior and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Dior is wax, film-forming polymers, waterproof coating, 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 Dior grade, at 42% 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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