Lipstick Iced Iris vs MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Lipstick Iced Iris is the clear pick. Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
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
Wet n Wild
MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Matte Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
ReportedLip irritation and contact sensitization from polymer film-formers
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 Wet n Wild.
- We flag Heavy metals in synthetic pigments, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Lip irritation and contact sensitization from polymer film-formers and Potential mouth and ingestion exposure from lip product migration on the Wet n Wild and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base) where the Wet n Wild is liquid pigment formula with matte silicone polymer base, 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 Wet n Wild 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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