Lipstick Iced Iris vs L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Last 2 Step Lipstick: which is safer?

Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris is the clear pick. L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Last 2 Step Lipstick carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris

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'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Last 2 Step Lipstick

L'Oréal

L'Oreal Paris Infallible Pro Last 2 Step Lipstick

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 18/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax blend, silicones, pigments with unspecified waterproof coating

Confidence

45%

PossibleWaterproof film-forming agents (likely PFAS)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

PossibleSilicone accumulation with repeated use

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 Waterproof film-forming agents (likely PFAS), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Silicone accumulation with repeated use 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 blend, silicones, pigments with unspecified waterproof coating, 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 L'Oréal 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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