Suede Splash Lipstick vs Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid 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
Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant)
PossibleContact sensitization from preservatives or film-formers
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 sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant) and Contact sensitization from preservatives or film-formers 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 Liquid film-forming acrylate polymer with waterproof binders, 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.
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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