Suede Splash Lipstick vs 24 2-Step Lipstick: which is safer?

Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay 24 2-Step Lipstick carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick

Burt's Bees

Suede Splash Lipstick

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base

Confidence

78%

PossibleFragrance allergens (essential oils, fragrance compounds)

PossibleOil rancidity and skin irritation over time

Maybelline SuperStay 24 2-Step Lipstick

Maybelline SuperStay

24 2-Step Lipstick

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

film-forming polymers, liquid pigments, waxes, oils in a two-step long-wear system

Confidence

35%

LikelyPFAS in film-forming waterproofing agents

PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic)

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

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 SuperStay.
  • We flag PFAS in film-forming waterproofing agents, Heavy metals in synthetic pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Microplastic particles in pigment or glitter additives on the Maybelline SuperStay and not on the Burt's Bees.
  • The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Maybelline SuperStay is film-forming polymers, liquid pigments, waxes, oils in a two-step long-wear system, 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 SuperStay grade, at 35% 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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