Suede Splash Lipstick vs SuperStay 24 2-Step: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay 24 2-Step 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
SuperStay 24 2-Step
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
ReportedSynthetic colorants and pigment contamination
PossiblePolymer film occlusion and maceration
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 Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components), Synthetic colorants and pigment contamination, Polymer film occlusion and maceration and 1,4-dioxane (trace contaminant in surfactants and emulsifiers) 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 lipstick with waterproof 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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