MAC Frost Lipstick vs Ink Crayon Lipstick: which is safer?
MAC Frost Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay Ink Crayon 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
Ink Crayon Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens
ReportedUnverified waterproofing agents (non-PFAS polymer risk)
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 Fragrance allergens and Unverified waterproofing agents (non-PFAS polymer risk) 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 Wax/oil-based crayon formula with waterproofing, 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 45% 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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