Lipstick Iced Iris vs Locked Kiss Lipstick: which is safer?
MAC Locked Kiss Lipstick 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
MAC
Locked Kiss Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (especially lead, cadmium, chromium)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
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 MAC.
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments (especially lead, cadmium, chromium) and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components on the MAC and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base) where the MAC is Wax blend, oils, pigments, traditional lipstick, 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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