Suede Splash Lipstick vs Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
NARS
Afterglow Sensual Shine Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane
PossibleMicroplastics from synthetic waxes or packaging
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 NARS.
- We flag Heavy metals in synthetic pigments, Fragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane, Microplastics from synthetic waxes or packaging and BPA/BPS in plastic packaging on the NARS and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the NARS is Wax, oils, pigments, emollients (typical lipstick base), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
- We are less certain about the NARS 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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