Jojoba Eye Pencil vs Line Express Sharpenable Wood Pencil Eyeliner: which is safer?
Jojoba Eye Pencil is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Ere Perez
Jojoba Eye Pencil
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Jojoba oil, wax, pigments
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
ReportedOil rancidity and oxidation over time
Maybelline
Line Express Sharpenable Wood Pencil Eyeliner
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Wood pencil, wax and pigment formula, no coating disclosed
Confidence
35%
PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (iron oxides, ultramarines, carbon black)
PossibleFragrance allergens or irritant additives
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 Heavy metals in pigments (iron oxides, ultramarines, carbon black) and Fragrance allergens or irritant additives on the Maybelline and not on the Ere Perez.
- The Ere Perez is Jojoba oil, wax, pigments where the Maybelline is Wood pencil, wax and pigment formula, no coating disclosed, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- We are less certain about the Maybelline grade, at 35% 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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