Airspun By Coty 2.3 Oz / 65 Face Powder 070-11 Naturally Neutral R26 vs MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation: which is safer?

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Airspun By Coty 2.3 Oz / 65 Face Powder 070-11 Naturally Neutral R26

Coty Airspun

Airspun By Coty 2.3 Oz / 65 Face Powder 070-11 Naturally Neutral R26

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Talc-based face powder with mineral pigments

Confidence

72%

ReportedTalc inhalation risk

PossibleAsbestos contamination in talc

PossibleTalc clumping and coating degradation

Our pick

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

MAC Fix+

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

talc, mica, iron oxides, silica (mineral pigments)

Confidence

72%

PossibleTalc contamination (asbestos risk)

PossibleMica and silica inhalation during application

PossibleBacterial or mold growth in compact

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Talc inhalation risk, Asbestos contamination in talc and Talc clumping and coating degradation on the Coty Airspun and not on the MAC Fix+.
  • We flag Talc contamination (asbestos risk), Mica and silica inhalation during application and Bacterial or mold growth in compact on the MAC Fix+ and not on the Coty Airspun.
  • The Coty Airspun is Talc-based face powder with mineral pigments where the MAC Fix+ is talc, mica, iron oxides, silica (mineral pigments), 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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