Suede Splash Lipstick vs ColorStay Overtime Lipcolor: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Revlon ColorStay Overtime Lipcolor 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 Overtime Lipcolor
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium)
ReportedFragrance allergens and irritation
LikelyIngestion risk from lip contact
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 (lead, cadmium, chromium), Fragrance allergens and irritation, Ingestion risk from lip contact and PFAS contamination in waterproofing agents on the Revlon and not on the Burt's Bees.
- The Burt's Bees is Wax, oils, pigments, beeswax base where the Revlon is pigments, oils, waxes, waterproof film-forming polymers, 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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