Suede Splash Lipstick vs Vintage Coty Originals Cremestick Lipstick Evening Rose Gold Metal: 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

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

Vintage Coty Originals Cremestick Lipstick Evening Rose Gold Metal

Coty

Vintage Coty Originals Cremestick Lipstick Evening Rose Gold Metal

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Poor 39/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

lipstick wax base, metal container

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic)

ReportedSynthetic dye allergens and azo dyes

LikelyFragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers

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, arsenic), Synthetic dye allergens and azo dyes, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers and Formaldehyde releasers (preservatives) on the Coty and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Coty is lipstick wax base, metal container, 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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