100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown vs Mega Volume Waterproof Mascara: which is safer?
Burt's Bees 100% Natural Nourishing Mascara, Black Brown is the clear pick. Wet n Wild Mega Volume 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
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers
PossibleBacterial growth and contamination in wax formula
Wet n Wild
Mega Volume Waterproof Mascara
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (iron oxide, carbon black)
ReportedPolymer irritation and lash damage from incomplete removal
PossibleBacterial or fungal growth in applicator tube
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 Heavy metals in pigments (iron oxide, carbon black), Polymer irritation and lash damage from incomplete removal, Bacterial or fungal growth in applicator tube and Eye irritation from fragrance or preservative allergens 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 pigments, waxes, film-forming polymers in waterproof formula, 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 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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