Lipstick Iced Iris vs L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
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
L'Oréal
L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Intense Volume Matte Lipstick
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 61/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
wax, pigments, emollients
Confidence
72%
PossibleTalc contamination and asbestos risk
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitizers
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 L'Oréal.
- We flag Talc contamination and asbestos risk and Fragrance allergens and sensitizers on the L'Oréal and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base) where the L'Oréal is wax, pigments, emollients, 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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