Estee Lauder Double Wear Second Skin Cream Primer SPF 20 PA++ 40ml vs Pore Filler Primer: which is safer?
NYX Professional Makeup Pore Filler Primer is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Estée Lauder
Estee Lauder Double Wear Second Skin Cream Primer SPF 20 PA++ 40ml
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in emulsifiers)
PossibleContact dermatitis from polymers or silicones
Our pick
NYX Professional Makeup
Pore Filler Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleTalc contamination and inhalation risk
Possible1,4-dioxane and other solvent contaminants
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in emulsifiers), Contact dermatitis from polymers or silicones and SPF photostability (avobenzone degradation) on the Estée Lauder and not on the NYX Professional Makeup.
- We flag Talc contamination and inhalation risk and 1,4-dioxane and other solvent contaminants on the NYX Professional Makeup and not on the Estée Lauder.
- The Estée Lauder is Emollients, silicones, polymers, SPF actives in water-based cream base where the NYX Professional Makeup is silicone, talc, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), 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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