MAC Frost Lipstick vs 24 2-Step Lipstick: which is safer?
MAC Frost Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay 24 2-Step Lipstick carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
MAC Fix+
MAC Frost Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleHeavy metal pigments (lead, cadmium, iron oxide impurities)
PossibleAzo dyes and synthetic colorants (allergic sensitization)
PossibleFragrance and flavor oils (allergen, aspiration risk)
Maybelline SuperStay
24 2-Step Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
LikelyPFAS in film-forming waterproofing agents
PossibleHeavy metals in synthetic pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Heavy metal pigments (lead, cadmium, iron oxide impurities), Azo dyes and synthetic colorants (allergic sensitization) and Fragrance and flavor oils (allergen, aspiration risk) on the MAC Fix+ and not on the Maybelline SuperStay.
- We flag PFAS in film-forming waterproofing agents, Heavy metals in synthetic pigments (lead, cadmium, arsenic), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed fragrance components and Microplastic particles in pigment or glitter additives on the Maybelline SuperStay and not on the MAC Fix+.
- The MAC Fix+ is wax, oils, pigments, emollients (typical lipstick base) where the Maybelline SuperStay is film-forming polymers, liquid pigments, waxes, oils in a two-step long-wear system, 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 Fix+ is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Maybelline SuperStay grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.
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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