Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan vs | 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil | Shade: Zero – Black Matte | 0.04 ONZ: which is safer?

Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan is the clear pick. Urban Decay | 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil | Shade: Zero – Black Matte | 0.04 ONZ carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan

MAC

Chromaline Gel - Hi-Def Cyan

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 53/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

gel pigment formulation (primary ingredients not publicly disclosed for proprietary reasons)

Confidence

65%

PossibleHeavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica)

PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative system)

Possible1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polyethylene glycol or emulsifiers)

Urban Decay | 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil | Shade: Zero – Black Matte | 0.04 ONZ

Urban Decay

| 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil | Shade: Zero – Black Matte | 0.04 ONZ

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

wax/pigment pencil with waterproof treatment (formulation undisclosed)

Confidence

42%

LikelyFluorochemicals (PFAS) in waterproofing

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

ReportedMechanical injury from pencil shape and sharpening

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Heavy metals in colorants (iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica), Formaldehyde releasers (preservative system), 1,4-dioxane (contaminant in polyethylene glycol or emulsifiers) and Eye irritation from film formers or fragrance compounds on the MAC and not on the Urban Decay.
  • We flag Fluorochemicals (PFAS) in waterproofing, Fragrance allergens and sensitizers and Mechanical injury from pencil shape and sharpening on the Urban Decay and not on the MAC.
  • The MAC is gel pigment formulation (primary ingredients not publicly disclosed for proprietary reasons) where the Urban Decay is wax/pigment pencil with waterproof treatment (formulation undisclosed), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the MAC is the one to buy.

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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