Mac Face Body Foundation vs Dewy + Smooth Foundation: which is safer?
Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
MAC Face and Body
Mac Face Body Foundation
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 61/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Water-based liquid foundation (pigments, glycerin, humectants, emulsifiers)
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
ReportedFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
Our pick
Maybelline Fit Me
Dewy + Smooth Foundation
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
water-based liquid foundation with pigments, silicones, glycerin
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing preservatives and Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components on the MAC Face and Body and not on the Maybelline Fit Me.
- We flag Fragrance allergens on the Maybelline Fit Me and not on the MAC Face and Body.
- The MAC Face and Body is Water-based liquid foundation (pigments, glycerin, humectants, emulsifiers) where the Maybelline Fit Me is water-based liquid foundation with pigments, silicones, glycerin, 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: 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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