Honest Beauty Everything Cream Foundation vs Mac Face Body Foundation: which is safer?
Mac Face Body Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Honest Company
Honest Beauty Everything Cream Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossiblePreservative-induced irritation (formaldehyde releasers or 1,4-dioxane)
PossibleMicrobial contamination from improper application or storage
Our pick
MAC Face and Body
Mac Face Body Foundation
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Preservative-induced irritation (formaldehyde releasers or 1,4-dioxane), Microbial contamination from improper application or storage and Silicone or emollient sensitivity (dimethicone or cyclopentasiloxane) on the Honest Company 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 Honest Company.
- The Honest Company is liquid cream foundation (water/glycerin base, pigments, 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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