Ultra Le Teint Flawless Finish Foundation vs Even Better Makeup: which is safer?
Chanel Ultra Le Teint Flawless Finish Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Chanel
Ultra Le Teint Flawless Finish Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane as manufacturing contaminant
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 or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane as manufacturing contaminant and Microplastic particles or persistent synthetic polymers 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 water-based liquid foundation with pigments and polymers 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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