Lipstick Iced Iris vs Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oils
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers and preservatives
PossibleRancidity and microbial growth in wax-oil base
NYX
Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Matte Liquid Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVolatile organic solvents (alcohol, glycols)
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossiblePreservative and antimicrobial agents
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 NYX.
- We flag Volatile organic solvents (alcohol, glycols), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Preservative and antimicrobial agents and Microplastic ingestion from lip wear-off on the NYX and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base) where the NYX is liquid lipstick polymer, colorants, solvents, 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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