Suede Splash Lipstick vs Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid 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 Vinyl Ink Liquid
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleUndisclosed polymer film-forming agents
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitization
PossiblePreservative-related irritation (1,4-dioxane or formaldehyde releasers)
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 polymer film-forming agents, Fragrance allergens and sensitization, Preservative-related irritation (1,4-dioxane or formaldehyde releasers) and Polymer degradation and microparticle shedding 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 ink with waterproof/wear-resistant polymer 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 Maybelline 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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