Suede Splash Lipstick vs Super Stay Teddy Lip Tint: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline Super Stay Teddy Lip Tint 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
Maybelline
Super Stay Teddy Lip Tint
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUndisclosed fluorinated compounds (PFAS class)
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleColorant (azo dye or iron oxide) reactions
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 Maybelline.
- We flag Undisclosed fluorinated compounds (PFAS class), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Colorant (azo dye or iron oxide) reactions and Polymer film coating irritation with extended wear on the Maybelline and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Maybelline is liquid pigment tint with waterproof polymer film, 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 Maybelline grade, at 42% 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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