Lipstick Iced Iris vs Moisture Super Balm: which is safer?
eos Moisture Super Balm is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Burt's Bees
Lipstick Iced Iris
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base)
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives
PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base
Our pick
EOS
Moisture Super Balm
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Lip balm base (beeswax, shea butter, oils, waxes)
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitivizers
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 and sensitivizers 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 Lip balm base (beeswax, shea butter, oils, waxes), 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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