Jojoba Eye Pencil Gem (lilac haze) vs Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan: which is safer?
Ere Perez Jojoba Eye Pencil Gem (lilac haze) is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Ere Perez
Jojoba Eye Pencil Gem (lilac haze)
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleMicroorganism growth in oil matrix
PossibleEye irritation or sensitization from wax/oil breakdown
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 Fragrance allergens, Microorganism growth in oil matrix and Eye irritation or sensitization from wax/oil breakdown 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 Jojoba oil, waxes, pigments (typical pencil formulation) 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.
- 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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