Jojoba Eye Pencil vs Eye Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner: which is safer?
Jojoba Eye Pencil is the clear pick. Maybelline Eye Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Ere Perez
Jojoba Eye Pencil
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
ReportedOil rancidity and oxidation over time
Maybelline
Eye Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct)
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers or preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergen sensitization
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Oil rancidity and oxidation over time on the Ere Perez and not on the Maybelline.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct), Formaldehyde releasers or preservatives, Fragrance allergen sensitization and Polymer film buildup and ocular irritation on the Maybelline and not on the Ere Perez.
- The Ere Perez is Jojoba oil, wax, pigments where the Maybelline is gel eyeliner base with waterproof polymers, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 55 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Ere Perez is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Maybelline grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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