Suede Splash Lipstick vs Locked Kiss 24HR Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. MAC Locked Kiss 24HR 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
MAC
Locked Kiss 24HR Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (pigments/dyes)
PossiblePolymer film degradation and micro-particle shedding
LikelyUndisclosed waterproofing chemistry (likely PFAS-class risk)
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 MAC.
- We flag Heavy metals in colorants (pigments/dyes), Polymer film degradation and micro-particle shedding and Undisclosed waterproofing chemistry (likely PFAS-class risk) on the MAC and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the MAC is pigments, waxes, film-forming polymers with waterproof binder, 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 MAC grade, at 42% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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