August 1, 2022<\/p>\n
By Lisa Petrison<\/strong><\/p>\n Products listed on this page have been discontinued by their manufacturers but possibly still may be available from some retail sources.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Axiology Lipstick – $28<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Overall Rating:<\/strong> Performance Rating:<\/strong> Ingredients Rating:<\/strong> This product was discontinued in 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n This lipstick from Axiology is one of the few that I have found that contains only natural ingredients, including only natural color pigments.<\/span><\/p>\n I have tried a bunch of different samples of these lipsticks and found the colors to be very pretty as well as flattering on me.<\/span><\/p>\n They have a natural fruity type smell\/taste (apparently from orange and elderberry) that I find appealing.<\/span><\/p>\n The products taste pretty clean to me and I have not had any problems in terms of reacting to them.<\/span><\/p>\n However, I have not been very motivated to buy a full-size product because I have found the formula to be rather drying and to wear off quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n On the plus side, the availability of samples through the Axiology website is very helpful in terms of testing the formula and the color choices.<\/span><\/p>\n Those who are looking to avoid artificial colorings and other artificial ingredients may want to give them a try.<\/span><\/p>\n Size:<\/strong> 0.14 oz.<\/span><\/p>\n Contains Silicones:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/span><\/p>\n Credo Rating:<\/strong> 4.8 Stars (62 reviews)<\/span><\/p>\n Credo Clean:<\/strong> Yes<\/span><\/p>\n Clean at Sephora:\u00a0<\/strong>Meets Criteria<\/span><\/p>\n Drunk Elephant Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/span><\/p>\n EWG Ingredient Rating:<\/strong> 4 (yellow)<\/span><\/p>\n EWG Problem Ingredients:<\/strong> Orange oil (5), Titanium dioxide (3)<\/span><\/p>\n Fragrance Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>Orange oil, Elderberry extract, Neem oil<\/span><\/p>\n All Ingredients:<\/strong> Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Avocado Oil, Organic Castor Oil, Soy Butter, Sunflower Seed Wax, Organic Grape Seed Oil, Vitamin E Oil, Organic Orange Oil, Elderberry Extract, Organic Neem Oil. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Iron Oxide, Manganese Violet, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica<\/span><\/p>\n (Information is for the Fundamental shade.)<\/span><\/p>\n Buy From Axiology<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Buy From Credo<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Buy From Ulta<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall Rating: <\/strong> Performance Rating:<\/strong> Ingredients Rating:<\/strong> This product was discontinued in early 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n This product from Beautycounter tastes and smells strongly of peppermint, which I do not find to be a problem at all but which some people cannot tolerate or do not like.<\/p>\n Although I can taste the mild presence of some kind of laboratory-derived chemical(s) underneath the peppermint, in general the taste is not too bad.<\/p>\n The texture is a little thicker and stickier than the company’s “Sheer Genius” lipstick line but is still not really all that opaque.<\/p>\n I have the color Backstage, which is described as “beige pink” and which looks more brownish on me than I had expected from the website pictures.<\/p>\n The color looks okay on me but I’m somewhat disinclined to wear this lipstick because it has a tendency to smear outside my lips and look messy if I am not careful.<\/p>\n I think the tendency for the lipstick to smear might be a bigger problem with the brighter colors offered.<\/p>\n EWG lists only the peppermint oil and coloring agents as problematic, but there are a few more chemical skin conditioners listed in the ingredients list that I don’t especially want to be in my lipstick either.<\/p>\n I would not buy this one again.<\/p>\n Beautycounter Rating:\u00a0<\/strong>4.6 Stars (1892 reviews)<\/p>\n Credo Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>Meets Criteria<\/p>\n Clean at Sephora:\u00a0<\/strong>Meets Criteria<\/p>\n Drunk Elephant Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/p>\n EWG Rating:<\/strong> 4 (yellow)<\/p>\n EWG Problem Ingredients (Classic Red):<\/strong> Yellow #5 (10), Peppermint oil (4), Red #6 (4), Red #7 (4)<\/p>\n Fragrance Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>Peppermint oil<\/p>\n All Ingredients:<\/strong> Jojoba Esters, Castor Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate, Microcrystalline Wax, Peppermint Oil, Carnauba Wax, Candelilla Wax, Yellow 5, Red 6), Red 7, Red 27<\/p>\n Buy From Beautycounter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall Rating: <\/strong> Performance Rating:<\/strong> Living Clean Rating:<\/strong> This product was discontinued in early 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n I was really surprised at how problematic this lip gloss felt to me since I have done well with the many other Beautycounter products that I have tried and since their other lip gloss (with the wand) is one of my favorites.<\/p>\n EWG gives this product a 6 (yellow), citing as problems the following: lemon oil (6), orange oil (6), tocopheryl acetate (3), titanium dioxide (3), red #30 (5), phenoxyethanol (4), citral (5), limonene (5), geraniol (5) and linalool (3).<\/p>\n The ingredients list also includes a few other chemicals that I think may be problematic in a lip product even though they are not likely that toxic when used on the skin.<\/p>\n Size:<\/strong> 0.40 oz (total)<\/p>\n Beautycounter Rating:\u00a0<\/strong>4.8 Stars (626 reviews)<\/p>\n Credo Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n EWG Overall Rating:<\/strong> 6 (yellow)<\/p>\n EWG Problem Ingredients:<\/strong> Lemon oil (6), Orange oil (6), Tocopheryl acetate (3), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #30 (5), Phenoxyethanol (4), Citral (5), Limonene (5), Geraniol (5), Linalool (3)<\/p>\n All Ingredients:<\/strong> Polybutene,\u00a0Hydrogenated Polydecene,\u00a0Diisostearyl Malate,\u00a0Caprylic\/Capric Triglyceride,\u00a0Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2,\u00a0Glyceryl Behenate\/Eicosadioate,\u00a0Stearalkonium Hectorite,\u00a0Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil,\u00a0Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil,\u00a0Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil,\u00a0Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil,\u00a0Cymbopogon Martini Oil,\u00a0Vanillin,\u00a0Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Oil,\u00a0Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil,\u00a0Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf\/Stem Extract,\u00a0Ethyl Vanillin,\u00a0Silica Dimethyl Silylate,\u00a0Tocopheryl Acetate,\u00a0Triethyl Citrate,\u00a0Propylene Carbonate,\u00a0Calcium Sodium Borosilicate,\u00a0Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891),\u00a0Red 30 Lake (CI 73360),\u00a0Benzyl Acetate,\u00a0Hexyl Acetate,\u00a0Methyl N-methyl Anthranilate,\u00a0Gamma-Decalactone,\u00a0Phenethyl Acetate,\u00a0Tin Oxide,\u00a0Phenoxyethanol. Citral+,\u00a0Limonene+,\u00a0Geraniol+,\u00a0Linalool+<\/p>\n (Information is for the Sorbet version.)<\/p>\n Buy From Beautycounter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall Rating:<\/strong> Performance Rating:<\/strong> Ingredients Rating:<\/strong> Lisa Irritation Level:\u00a0<\/strong>Mild (taste)<\/p>\n Bite Beauty announced that it was going out of business in May 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n These lip crayons from Bite have color that is as saturated as that of many conventional lipsticks, but they also are especially hydrating as well as easy to apply due to their shape.<\/p>\n The crayons are narrow and have a pointed tip like a lip pencil, which allows me to neatly line my lips and then to fill them in with color using just this one product.<\/p>\n I am appreciative of the fact that the color stays nicely in place without much smearing and that it lasts for a while before it needs to be reapplied.<\/p>\n I have a special-edition set of four crayons called “Millennial Pinks” and really like that particular color selection. One of these shades – Nonino (“rosy mauve”) – is part of the company’s regular product line.<\/p>\n A downside of this product is that the ingredients list mentions unspecified “Flavor.” I have not been able to obtain any information about what sort of origin this flavor might have.<\/p>\n While the unspecified flavor in the regular Bite lipsticks does not seem too objectionable to me, I’m not crazy about the fruity flavor\/smell of these lip crayons. The crayons are pretty enough that I wear them sometimes anyway, even though the smell and taste always bothers me a little.<\/p>\n I have additional concerns due to the fact that quite a few user reviews have mentioned a “bad smell” to the crayons that I think sounds likely due to rancidity or other quality control problems.<\/p>\n The other thing that I have learned from reading user reviews is that a lot of people seem to have been much happier with Bite’s lip products\u00a0 prior to 2020, when they removed all the beeswax and lanolin in order to become a vegan company. I wonder if that was a mistake for them.<\/p>\n In any case, I doubt I will buy any more of these crayons due to my concern about the various smell and taste issues.<\/p>\n Size:<\/strong> 0.05 oz.<\/p>\n Awards:\u00a0<\/strong>2020 Byrdie Eco Beauty Award<\/p>\n Sephora Rating:\u00a0<\/strong>4.5 Stars (1774 reviews)<\/p>\n Credo Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>Meets Criteria<\/p>\n Clean at Sephora:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n Drunk Elephant Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/p>\n EWG Product Rating:<\/strong> 5 (yellow)<\/p>\n EWG Ingredient Rating:\u00a0<\/strong>9 (red)<\/p>\n EWG Problem Ingredients:<\/strong> Flavor (4), Phenoxyethanol (4), Limonene (5), Linalool (3), Citral (5), Titanium dioxide (3), Red #40 (6), Yellow #5 (6), Red #7 (6), Red #33 (4), Blue #1 (7), Red #28 (5), Red #30 (5), Red #6 (6), Yellow #6 (7), Red #27 (5)<\/p>\n Fragrance Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>Flavor, orange peel wax, acacia decurrens flower wax, limonene, linalool, citral<\/p>\n All Ingredients:<\/strong> Castor seed oil, jojoba esters, sunflower seed wax, shea butter, polyhydroxystearic acid, silica, carnauba wax, coco-caprylate, orange peel wax, hydrogenated castor oil, olive oil unsaponifiables, flavor, c18-38 alkyl hydroxystearoyl stearate, phenoxyethanol, acacia decurrens flower wax, tocopherol, punica granatum sterols, rhus succedanea fruit wax, shorea robusta resin, polyglycerin-3, octyldodecanol, irvingia gabonensis kernel butter, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, momordica grosvenorii fruit extract, sunflower seed oil, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide, manganese violet, red 40, yellow 5, red 7, red 33, blue 1, red 28, iron oxides, red 30, red 7, yellow 6, red 6, red 27<\/p>\n (Information is for Sugarcane, Brandy, L\u00e9ch\u00e9, Damson, Tatin, Pastille, Hard Cider, Glac\u00e9, Nonino, Pavlova, Calvados, Red Velvet, Amaretto, Midnight Rye, Cognac, Stinger and Negroni versions.)<\/p>\n Buy From Bite Beauty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Buy From Sephora<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2665\u00a0Lisa’s Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2663\u00a0Living Clean Superstar<\/strong><\/p>\n Overall Rating:<\/strong> Performance Rating:<\/strong> Ingredients Rating:<\/strong> Bite Beauty announced that it was going out of business in May 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n Bite describes this product as “a clean, vegan, hydrating soft matte lipstick, powered by nourishing cocoa butter, for lasting lightweight color.”<\/p>\n I have found this lipstick to be pretty easily wearable, without needing to necessarily use a liner under it.<\/p>\n I like the consistency and feel that the taste (which I think is reflective of the toxicity level of the product) is tolerable.<\/p>\n Although it doesn’t last nearly as long as (say) my MAC lipsticks do, it does wear pretty well and is easy to reapply.<\/p>\n The product contains several kinds of silicone (including dimethicone as the first ingredient), and so some people may have a problem with that.<\/p>\n Personally, while I am not crazy about silicone-based primers or foundation products, I have found that silicone-based lip products seem to work well for me.<\/p>\n These lipsticks also contain BHT, which is a fat preservative that is allowed in Europe but that some people find concerning. Credo lists BHT on its “Dirty” list, describing it as “a Toluene-based preservative linked to skin irritation.”<\/p>\n I’ve now tried lipsticks containing BHT from a number of different companies and have not found any of them to be irritating to me. Others may have different experiences, however.<\/p>\n The product also includes unspecified “Aroma\/Flavor,” which I consider to be problematic as a matter of principle. I feel like the taste and smell has been okay for me, but that may not be the case for others.<\/p>\n Although Bite acknowledges using “both naturally derived scents and less than 1% of synthetic fragrance” in its products, I feel like this must apply to some of Bite’s other products since I am not sensing that this lipstick includes any synthetic fragrance except for (possibly) vanillin.<\/p>\n Although the Bite lipsticks contain artificial colors, the list is shorter than is the case for some lipsticks discussed on this page. I am guessing this is because the lipstick colors are mostly on the softer side rather than being really bright.<\/p>\n I have this lipstick in Tamarind (“soft caramel”), and I think that it is a very pretty color and that it looks nice on me.<\/p>\n Probably the next shade that I try will be the especially popular Sugar Buns (“pink nude”).<\/p>\n Size:\u00a0<\/strong>0.14 oz.<\/p>\n Sephora Rating:<\/strong> 4.5 Stars (382 reviews)<\/p>\n Credo Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/p>\n Clean at Sephora:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n Drunk Elephant Clean:\u00a0<\/strong>No<\/p>\n EWG Product Rating:<\/strong> 6 (yellow)<\/p>\n EWG Ingredient Rating:\u00a0<\/strong>6 (yellow)<\/p>\n EWG Problem Ingredients:<\/strong> Dimethicone (3), Flavor (4), BHT (3), Red #7 (6), Red #28 (6), Titanium dioxide (3), Yellow #5 (6)<\/p>\n Fragrance Ingredients:\u00a0<\/strong>Aroma\/fragrance<\/p>\n Contains Silicones:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n All Ingredients:<\/strong> Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Caprylyl Methicone, Ozokerite, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate\/Dicaprate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isoeicosane, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vinyl Dimethicone\/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Synthetic Wax, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Mica, Ethylene\/Propylene Copolymer, Aroma\/Flavor, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Lauroyl Lysine, Cocoa Seed Butter, Tapioca Starch, Sunflower Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Water, BHT, Tocopherol. May Contain (+\/-): Iron Oxides, Red 7, Red 28, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow 5.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/paradigmchange.me\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-27-at-1.13.35-PM-300x287.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nBeautycounter Color Intense Lipstick – $34<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBeautycounter The Jellies Duo – $29<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/h3>\nBite Beauty Power Move Creamy Matte Lip Crayon – $26<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBite Beauty Power Move Hydrating Soft Matte Lipstick – $28<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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