Suede Splash Lipstick vs ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick Revlon: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick Revlon 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
Revlon
ColorStay Ultimate Suede Lipstick Revlon
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic colorants and pigments
PossibleFragrance allergen sensitization
PossibleWaterproofing agents (potential PFAS chemistry)
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 Revlon.
- We flag Heavy metals in synthetic colorants and pigments, Fragrance allergen sensitization and Waterproofing agents (potential PFAS chemistry) on the Revlon and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Revlon is wax, oils, colorants, waterproofing agents, 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 Revlon grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: 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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