100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs London Scandaleyes Mascara with Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liner: which is safer?

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara with Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liner 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

Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara with Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liner

Rimmel

London Scandaleyes Mascara with Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liner

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 12/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

pigments, waxes, polymers, waterproofing treatment unspecified

Confidence

35%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components

ReportedUndisclosed waterproofing chemistry (likely PFAS or alternatives)

PossibleMicroplastics or polymer shedding from kohl liner

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 Rimmel.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components, Undisclosed waterproofing chemistry (likely PFAS or alternatives) and Microplastics or polymer shedding from kohl liner on the Rimmel and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Rimmel is pigments, waxes, polymers, waterproofing treatment 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 Rimmel grade, at 35% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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