Eye Pencil vs Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan: which is safer?
Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan is the clear pick. ere Perez Eye Pencil carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Ere Perez
Eye Pencil
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleWax degradation and rancidity
Our pick
MAC
Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica)
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative system)
Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polyethylene glycol or emulsifiers)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metals in pigments, Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components, Wax degradation and rancidity and Waterproofing agent identity unknown (non-PFAS hazards) on the Ere Perez and not on the MAC.
- We flag Heavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica), Formaldehyde releasers (preservative system), 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polyethylene glycol or emulsifiers) and Eye irritation from film formers or fragrance compounds on the MAC and not on the Ere Perez.
- The Ere Perez is Wax, pigments, and binders; waterproofing mechanism unspecified where the MAC is gel pigment formulation (primary ingredients not publicly disclosed for proprietary reasons), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the MAC is the one to buy.
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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