100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Mega Length Waterproof Mascara: which is safer?

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Wet n Wild Mega Length Waterproof 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

Wet n Wild Mega Length Waterproof Mascara

Wet n Wild

Mega Length Waterproof Mascara

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

waterproof polymer film/wax blend coating on pigment base

Confidence

45%

Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polymers and emulsifiers)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleEye irritation and allergic contact dermatitis from 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 Wet n Wild.
  • We flag 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polymers and emulsifiers), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Eye irritation and allergic contact dermatitis from preservatives and Lash dryness and follicle irritation from prolonged wear on the Wet n Wild and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base) where the Wet n Wild is waterproof polymer film/wax blend coating on pigment base, 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 Wet n Wild 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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