Suede Splash Lipstick vs ColorStay Limitless Matte Liquid Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Revlon ColorStay Limitless Matte 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
Revlon
ColorStay Limitless Matte Liquid Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (iron oxides, titanium dioxide impurities)
PossibleFormaldehyde-releasing preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens (undisclosed fragrance blend)
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 pigments (iron oxides, titanium dioxide impurities), Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Fragrance allergens (undisclosed fragrance blend) and Lip ingestion via saliva contact and eating on the Revlon and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Revlon is liquid pigment blend with waterproof film-forming 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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