Suede Splash Lipstick vs Sheer To Stay 6 Hr LipColor Lipstick FRESHEST PEACH: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Coty Sheer To Stay 6 Hr LipColor Lipstick FRESHEST PEACH carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Burt's Bees
Suede Splash Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils, fragrance compounds)
PossibleOil rancidity and skin irritation over time
Coty
Sheer To Stay 6 Hr LipColor Lipstick FRESHEST PEACH
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium)
PossibleUndisclosed waterproofing agents (silicones, resins, or PFAS-containing compounds)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance constituents
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens (essential oils, fragrance compounds) and Oil rancidity and skin irritation over time on the Burt's Bees and not on the Coty.
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium), Undisclosed waterproofing agents (silicones, resins, or PFAS-containing compounds) and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance constituents on the Coty and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Coty is wax, oils, colorants, waterproofing agents (unspecified), 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 Coty 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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