Suede Splash Lipstick vs Continuous Color Lipstick: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils, fragrance compounds)
PossibleOil rancidity and skin irritation over time
CoverGirl
Continuous Color Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
ReportedOil rancidity and peroxide formation on aging
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 CoverGirl.
- We flag Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Oil rancidity and peroxide formation on aging on the CoverGirl and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the CoverGirl is Wax, oils, pigments, standard cosmetic bases, 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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