Suede Splash Lipstick vs Vintage COTY 24 Crème Lipstick Scarlet Red Collectible Tube Gold/White New: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Burt's Bees
Suede Splash Lipstick
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils, fragrance compounds)
PossibleOil rancidity and skin irritation over time
Coty
Vintage COTY 24 Crème Lipstick Scarlet Red Collectible Tube Gold/White New
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Wax, oils, pigments in metal tube
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleLanolin and botanical oil allergens
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, Fragrance allergens, Lanolin and botanical oil allergens and Tube coating degradation 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, pigments in metal tube, 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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