Suede Splash Lipstick vs Ink Crayon Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon Lipstick 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
Ink Crayon Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens
ReportedUnverified waterproofing agents (non-PFAS polymer risk)
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 Fragrance allergens and Unverified waterproofing agents (non-PFAS polymer risk) 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 Wax/oil-based crayon formula with waterproofing, 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 45% 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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