Suede Splash Lipstick vs Kind Words Matte Lipstick: which is safer?
Kind Words Matte Lipstick is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Rare Beauty
Kind Words Matte Lipstick
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
pigments, waxes, oils (typical matte lipstick formulation)
Confidence
45%
PossibleFragrance or essential oil allergens
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 Rare Beauty.
- We flag Fragrance or essential oil allergens on the Rare Beauty and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Rare Beauty is pigments, waxes, oils (typical matte lipstick formulation), 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 Rare Beauty 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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