Estee Lauder Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer vs Pore Filler Primer: which is safer?

These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.

Estée Lauder Estee Lauder Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Estée Lauder

Estee Lauder Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

water-based peptide serum with glycerin, silicones, polymers

Confidence

72%

PossiblePreservative system / bacterial contamination if unmaintained

PossibleFragrance allergens / sensitization

NYX Professional Makeup Pore Filler Primer

NYX Professional Makeup

Pore Filler Primer

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

silicone, talc, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), pigments

Confidence

72%

PossibleTalc contamination and inhalation risk

Possible1,4-dioxane and other solvent contaminants

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Preservative system / bacterial contamination if unmaintained and Fragrance allergens / sensitization 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 water-based peptide serum with glycerin, silicones, polymers 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.

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