Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation vs Even Better Makeup: which is safer?
Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Chanel
Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative compounds)
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossibleSilicone accumulation on skin over time
Clinique
Even Better Makeup
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde-releaser preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
LikelyApplicator sponge bacterial growth
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers (preservative compounds), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Silicone accumulation on skin over time and Microbial contamination from improper storage or aging on the Chanel and not on the Clinique.
- We flag Formaldehyde-releaser preservatives, Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components) and Applicator sponge bacterial growth on the Clinique and not on the Chanel.
- The Chanel is liquid foundation, water and silicone base with mineral pigments where the Clinique is Pigments, oils, waxes, polymers (typical liquid foundation/makeup base), 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.
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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