Set + Refresh Perfecting Makeup Mist Setting Spray 116ml vs Estee Lauder The Smoother Universal Perfecting Primer: which is safer?
Estee Lauder The Smoother Universal Perfecting Primer is the clear pick. Estée Lauder Set + Refresh Perfecting Makeup Mist Setting Spray 116ml carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Estée Lauder
Set + Refresh Perfecting Makeup Mist Setting Spray 116ml
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleInhalation exposure from aerosol mist
PossibleSilicone accumulation on skin and hair
PossibleFluorinated polymers (PFAS) in water-resistant claims
Our pick
Estée Lauder
Estee Lauder The Smoother Universal Perfecting Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components
PossibleSkin sensitization from colorants or preservatives
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Inhalation exposure from aerosol mist, Silicone accumulation on skin and hair, Fluorinated polymers (PFAS) in water-resistant claims and Fragrance allergens or sensitizers on the Estée Lauder and not on the Estée Lauder.
- We flag Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components and Skin sensitization from colorants or preservatives on the Estée Lauder and not on the Estée Lauder.
- The Estée Lauder is Water-based spray formula with silicones and polymers where the Estée Lauder is Silicone, glycerin, water, pigments, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Estée Lauder is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Estée Lauder grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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