100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Travel-Size Tartelette XL Tubing Mascara: which is safer?
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. tarte Travel-Size Tartelette XL Tubing 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
Tarte
Travel-Size Tartelette XL Tubing Mascara
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservatives)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
LikelyBacterial and fungal growth in liquid formula
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 Tarte.
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers (preservatives), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Bacterial and fungal growth in liquid formula and 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct in polymers and emulsifiers) on the Tarte and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Tarte is liquid mascara formula, polymer-based, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Tarte 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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