Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Lip Gloss vs Fat Oil Lip Drip: which is safer?

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Fat Oil Lip Drip is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

MAC Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Lip Gloss

MAC

Lipglass Air Non-Sticky Lip Gloss

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 57/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Silicone-based non-sticky gloss formula (typical MAC formulation)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens (undisclosed composition)

Possible1,4-dioxane (cosmetic solvent contaminant)

ReportedBacterial colonization on applicator wand

Our pick

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Fat Oil Lip Drip

NYX Professional Makeup

Fat Oil Lip Drip

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Emollient lip oil blend (likely silicone, plant oils, vitamin E)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers

PossibleOxidative degradation of plant oils and vitamin E

Possible1,4-dioxane contamination from emulsifiers

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens (undisclosed composition), 1,4-dioxane (cosmetic solvent contaminant) and Bacterial colonization on applicator wand on the MAC and not on the NYX Professional Makeup.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers, Oxidative degradation of plant oils and vitamin E and 1,4-dioxane contamination from emulsifiers on the NYX Professional Makeup and not on the MAC.
  • The MAC is Silicone-based non-sticky gloss formula (typical MAC formulation) where the NYX Professional Makeup is Emollient lip oil blend (likely silicone, plant oils, vitamin E), 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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