True Skin Serum Concealer with Vitamin C vs Swipe Serum 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
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
Tower 28
Swipe Serum Concealer
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 63/100
Verdict
Buy with care
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Liquid concealer with pigments and binders
Confidence
62%
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers in preservatives
Possible1,4-dioxane as manufacturing byproduct
PossibleFragrance 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 Tower 28.
- We flag Formaldehyde releasers in preservatives, 1,4-dioxane as manufacturing byproduct, Fragrance allergens and Microbial contamination from repeated use on the Tower 28 and not on the Ilia Beauty.
- The Ilia Beauty is liquid cosmetic serum, presumed water and glycerin base where the Tower 28 is Liquid concealer with pigments and binders, 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, 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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