Suede Splash Lipstick vs ColorStay Suede Ink Lipstick: which is safer?
Burt's Bees Suede Splash Lipstick is the clear pick. Revlon ColorStay Suede Ink 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 Suede Ink Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFluorinated polymer compounds (PFAS precursors)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleCoating degradation and leachable monomers over time
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 Fluorinated polymer compounds (PFAS precursors), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Coating degradation and leachable monomers over time 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 suspension with waterproof polymer coating, 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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