Suede Splash Lipstick vs King Kylie Matte Lip Kit: 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

Kylie Cosmetics King Kylie Matte Lip Kit

Kylie Cosmetics

King Kylie Matte Lip Kit

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

pigments, waxes, oils, polymers

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers / preservative systems

ReportedVolatile organic compound (VOC) inhalation during application

PossibleFragrance allergens and skin 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 Kylie Cosmetics.
  • We flag Formaldehyde releasers / preservative systems, Volatile organic compound (VOC) inhalation during application and Fragrance allergens and skin sensitizers on the Kylie Cosmetics and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Kylie Cosmetics is pigments, waxes, oils, polymers, 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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