True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C vs Natural Matte Longwear Foundation and Soft Matte Complete Concealer 2-Piece Set: 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
Natural Matte Longwear Foundation and Soft Matte Complete Concealer 2-Piece Set
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 53/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
pigments, binders, silicones in liquid/powder cosmetics
Confidence
72%
PossibleTalc contamination and respiratory exposure
Possible1,4-dioxane as manufacturing contaminant
ReportedFragrance allergens
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 and respiratory exposure, 1,4-dioxane as manufacturing contaminant, Fragrance allergens and Silicone accumulation and skin occlusion 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, binders, silicones in liquid/powder cosmetics, 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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