True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C vs Foundation & Concealer Bundle: which is safer?
True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Ilia Beauty
True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 77/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
liquid cosmetic serum, presumed water and glycerin base
Confidence
62%
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossiblePreservative system stability and microbial growth
NARS
Foundation & Concealer Bundle
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
pigments, emollients, silicones, talc/mica, polymers
Confidence
72%
PossibleTalc contamination (asbestos risk)
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleSilicone pore occlusion and skin irritation
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Preservative system stability and microbial growth on the Ilia Beauty and not on the NARS.
- We flag Talc contamination (asbestos risk), Fragrance allergens and Silicone pore occlusion and skin irritation on the NARS and not on the Ilia Beauty.
- The Ilia Beauty is liquid cosmetic serum, presumed water and glycerin base where the NARS is pigments, emollients, silicones, talc/mica, polymers, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
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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