Even Better Makeup vs TruBlend Liquid Foundation Makeup: which is safer?
COVERGIRL TruBlend Liquid Foundation Makeup is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Clinique
Even Better Makeup
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Poor 43/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Pigments, oils, waxes, polymers (typical liquid foundation/makeup base)
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde-releaser preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens (undisclosed components)
LikelyApplicator sponge bacterial growth
Our pick
CoverGirl
TruBlend Liquid Foundation Makeup
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
water-based liquid pigments, talc, silicones
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium)
Possible1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant)
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 Heavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, chromium) and 1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant) 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 pigments, talc, silicones, 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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