Even Better Makeup vs Clean Fresh Skin Milk Foundation: which is safer?
Covergirl Clean Fresh Skin Milk Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Clinique
Even Better Makeup
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde-releaser preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
LikelyApplicator sponge bacterial growth
Our pick
CoverGirl
Clean Fresh Skin Milk Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservatives)
ReportedFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
Possible1,4-Dioxane (cosmetic contaminant, not intentional ingredient)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde-releaser preservatives, Fragrance allergens (undisclosed components) and Applicator sponge bacterial growth on the Clinique and not on the CoverGirl.
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers (preservatives), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components and 1,4-Dioxane (cosmetic contaminant, not intentional ingredient) on the CoverGirl and not on the Clinique.
- The Clinique is Pigments, oils, waxes, polymers (typical liquid foundation/makeup base) where the CoverGirl is Water-based liquid foundation, pigments, glycerin, emollients, 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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