Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation — #335 vs Mac Face Body Foundation: which is safer?

Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation — #335 is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation — #335

Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r

Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation — #335

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

liquid foundation with pigments, silicone, and emollients

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic)

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

PossiblePreservative-related irritation (formaldehyde releasers or 1,4-dioxane)

Mac Face Body Foundation

MAC Face and Body

Mac Face Body Foundation

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 61/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Water-based liquid foundation (pigments, glycerin, humectants, emulsifiers)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives

ReportedFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Heavy metals in pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Preservative-related irritation (formaldehyde releasers or 1,4-dioxane) on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r and not on the MAC Face and Body.
  • We flag Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components on the MAC Face and Body and not on the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r.
  • The Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r is liquid foundation with pigments, silicone, and emollients where the MAC Face and Body is Water-based liquid foundation (pigments, glycerin, humectants, emulsifiers), 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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