MAC Frost Lipstick vs Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick: which is safer?
MAC Frost Lipstick is the clear pick. Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink Liquid 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
Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers
Possible1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant)
PossibleContact sensitization from preservatives or film-formers
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 sensitizers, 1,4-dioxane (solvent contaminant) and Contact sensitization from preservatives or film-formers 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 Liquid film-forming acrylate polymer with waterproof binders, 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.
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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