100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Naturally Better Than Sex Mascara: which is safer?
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Too Faced Naturally Better Than Sex 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
Too Faced
Naturally Better Than Sex Mascara
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (iron oxides, mica, colorants)
PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
PossibleMicroplastics from dried residue and removal
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 Too Faced.
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments (iron oxides, mica, colorants), Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components) and Microplastics from dried residue and removal on the Too Faced and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Too Faced is Liquid pigments, resins, waxes, typical mascara base, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Too Faced 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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