Clinique
Pop Splash Lip Gloss + Hydration (2018 formulation)
Lip Gloss
Cleaner pick · Safest lips we have rated
VMV Hypoallergenics
Velvet Matte Lipstick+79 on ingredient safety
$14
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Ingredient safety
A 82-point gap between the two loudest voices.
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82 pts apartIndependent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. This score changed Sep 1, 2026: source data updated. about this rater →
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Also screened, nothing found: Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · California Proposition 65 · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
Labor
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust42 of 45 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 42 of 45 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (14)
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No flags in our sources (28)
- HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE
- POLYBUTENE
- ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE/STYRENE COPOLYMER
- C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
- ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE
- LENS ESCULENTA FRUIT EXTRACT
- GLYCERINhumectant
- WATER
- PYRUS MALUS FRUIT EXTRACT
- SODIUM LACTATE
- SODIUM PCAhumectant
- TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
- LAURYL METHACRYLATE/GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
- CHOLESTEROLbarrier lipid
- GLYCERYL STEARATE
- BUTYLENE/ETHYLENE/STYRENE COPOLYMER
- SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE
- OLEIC ACID
- PALMITIC ACID
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- POTASSIUM SULFATE
- MICA
- IRON OXIDES
- MANGANESE VIOLET
- CARMINE
- BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE
- YELLOW 6 LAKE
No data in our sources (3)
Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
humectantGLYCERIN, SODIUM PCA, SODIUM HYALURONATE
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- SODIUM PCA: The salt of PCA, one of the water-holding substances the outer layer of skin makes for itself. Dörner C, Steinbinder J, Sachslehner AP, Sukseree S, Eckhart L, "Amino Acid Metabolism of the Skin: Control by Specific Enzymes and Contribution to Protective Functions", Metabolites 2025;15(9):601, DOI 10.3390/metabo15090601, open access, section "Glutamine Is Converted to Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a Component of the NMF": "pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), also known as pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline, accumulates in the stratum corneum."
- SODIUM HYALURONATE: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.
barrier lipidCHOLESTEROL
- CHOLESTEROL: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.
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