True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C vs Soft Matte Complete Concealer: 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
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
PossiblePreservative system stability and microbial growth
NARS
Soft Matte Complete Concealer
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metals in iron oxide pigments
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components
PossiblePreservative-related irritation or contact dermatitis
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 Heavy metals in iron oxide pigments, Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components and Preservative-related irritation or contact dermatitis 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, silicones, glycerin, talc, iron oxides in a liquid/cream base, 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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