100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Perversion Mascara Travel: which is safer?

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Urban Decay Perversion Mascara Travel 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

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara Travel

Urban Decay

Perversion Mascara Travel

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 4/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

mascara formula with waterproof treatment

Confidence

45%

PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives

PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica)

Possible1,4-dioxane residue in emulsifiers

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 Urban Decay.
  • We flag Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Heavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica), 1,4-dioxane residue in emulsifiers and Fragrance allergen sensitivity on the Urban Decay and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Urban Decay is mascara formula with waterproof treatment, 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 Urban Decay 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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