Suede Splash Lipstick vs Outlast Longwear Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Covergirl Outlast Longwear Lipstick 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
CoverGirl
Outlast Longwear Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance chemicals
ReportedMicroplastic particles or plastic film degradation ingestion
LikelyPFAS in water-resistant coating (fluorinated polymer)
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 Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance chemicals, Microplastic particles or plastic film degradation ingestion and PFAS in water-resistant coating (fluorinated polymer) on the CoverGirl and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the CoverGirl is pigments, waxes, oils, waterproof resin coating, 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 CoverGirl 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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