Suede Splash Lipstick vs Superstay Matte Ink City Edition Liquid Lipstick Founder: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink City Edition Liquid Lipstick Founder 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 Matte Ink City Edition Liquid Lipstick Founder
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleSynthetic colorants and azo dyes
ReportedAcrylate polymer skin irritation
Possible1,4-dioxane as processing byproduct
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 Synthetic colorants and azo dyes, Acrylate polymer skin irritation, 1,4-dioxane as processing byproduct and Fragrance allergens (undisclosed) 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 polymer film with synthetic colorants, 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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