Lipstick Iced Iris vs 100% Super Soft Natural Lip Balm: which is safer?
EOS 100% Super Soft Natural Lip Balm is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Burt's Bees
Lipstick Iced Iris
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives
PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base
Our pick
EOS
100% Super Soft Natural Lip Balm
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (unspecified blend)
PossibleRancidity and oxidation of plant oils
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and essential oils, Formaldehyde releasers and preservatives and Rancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base on the Burt's Bees and not on the EOS.
- We flag Fragrance allergens (unspecified blend) and Rancidity and oxidation of plant oils on the EOS and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base) where the EOS is Wax blend and natural oils (beeswax, shea butter, jojoba oil), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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