LIPSTICK vs Lipstick Iced Iris: which is safer?
BURT'S BEES LIPSTICK is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Burt's Bees
LIPSTICK
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
wax, oils, pigments, natural base
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleOil rancidity and microbial growth
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
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and Oil rancidity and microbial growth on the Burt's Bees and not on the Burt's Bees.
- 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 Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments, natural base where the Burt's Bees is wax, oils, pigments (standard lip color base), 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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