Even Better Makeup vs London Lasting Finish Foundation: which is safer?
Rimmel London Lasting Finish 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
Rimmel
London Lasting Finish Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservatives
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleBacterial or fungal growth if improperly stored or used
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 Formaldehyde releasers in preservatives, Fragrance allergens and Bacterial or fungal growth if improperly stored or used on the Rimmel and not on the Clinique.
- The Clinique is Pigments, oils, waxes, polymers (typical liquid foundation/makeup base) where the Rimmel is liquid foundation with pigments, emollients, 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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