Set, Protect, Mattify On 'Til Dawn Duo vs Instant Retouch Primer: which is safer?
Instant Retouch Primer is the clear pick. Set, Protect, Mattify On 'Til Dawn Duo carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Estée Lauder
Set, Protect, Mattify On 'Til Dawn Duo
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFluorinated waterproofing agents (PFAS family)
PossibleTalc or silica contamination (respirable particles)
PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed)
Our pick
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r
Instant Retouch Primer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane
PossibleSkin irritation or barrier disruption from silicone occlusion
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fluorinated waterproofing agents (PFAS family), Talc or silica contamination (respirable particles), Fragrance allergens (undisclosed) and Polymer film occlusion and skin irritation on the Estée Lauder and not on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane and Skin irritation or barrier disruption from silicone occlusion on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r and not on the Estée Lauder.
- The Estée Lauder is emulsion base with silicone, polymers, waterproofing agents where the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r is Silicone, polymers, pigments, 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 Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r 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, 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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