Even Better Makeup vs Lasting Finish Foundation: which is safer?
Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation 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
Rimmel
Lasting Finish Foundation
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Water-based liquid foundation with pigments and binders
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens
Possible1,4-dioxane as manufacturing 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 Rimmel.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane as manufacturing contaminant on the Rimmel and not on the Clinique.
- The Clinique is Pigments, oils, waxes, polymers (typical liquid foundation/makeup base) where the Rimmel is Water-based liquid foundation with pigments and binders, 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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