Seint is one of the most popular makeup brands and has beautiful packaging and aesthetic design. The company sells a wide variety of makeup products including foundations of various shades and bronzers. 

But does Seint makeup really have higher-quality ingredients than cheaper options? Does it contain any unhealthy ingredients? Was the company scamming their reps? And is Seint better or worse than other "healthy" makeup brands?

In this article, we’ll answer all of these questions and more, as we analyze the ingredients in Seint Foundation and Seint Bronzer to give our take on whether or not they're likely to improve skin appearance, and whether or not they're healthy.

 We’ll also share a video suggesting that there are some major controversies surrounding Seint, and compare Seint to other popular "healthy" makeup brands to pick our winners.

Key takeaways:

• Much healthier formulations than traditional makeup brands
• Contains a few inactive ingredients we consider unhealthy
• We do not currently recommend Seint Makeup

Seint Foundation Ingredient Analysis

The ingredients in Seint Foundation are shown below:

Seint sells two popular foundation products: “Highlight” and “Contour.” Both contain the exact same ingredients, and the coloration differences are achieved with differing levels of iron oxides and ultramarines.

Iron oxides are safe and effective colorant ingredients used in makeup that are a much healthier alternative to artificial dye. Iron oxides are shown in medical research to protect the skin against UV damage.

Ultramarines are dark-hued pigments created from minerals. This category of colorant was shown in a 2021 medical review to have some heavy metal contamination, though lower levels of contamination than other colorants.

Phenoxyethanol is a synthetic preservative shown to cause toxicity and atrophy to human cells in at least one test tube study, as we discussed in our Function of Beauty reviews article.

Lanolin is a contact allergen according to a 17-year retrospective study, meaning it may irritate the skin (although we don't consider it to be systemically harmful or toxic).

Overall, we do not recommend this makeup product from a health perspective, due to the inclusion of ultramarines and phenoxyethanol.

Seint Makeup Controversy

Seint is an multi-level-marketing (MLM) business, and MLMs tend to have controversy surrounding their business practices and how they pay their consultants. Seint is no different in this regard.

One of the most popular YouTube videos highlighting the controversy surrounding Seint comes from a creator named Isabella Lanter who analyzes how much Seint “artists” actually make, why their business model is questionable (artists apparently have to buy inventory from the company), and breaks down commentary from a Seint “top leader.”

It’s a very well-researched and engaging video that includes timestamps for individuals who may not have the time to watch it in full:

Seint vs. Healthy Makeup Brands

Here's how Seint compares to other cosmetic brands in terms of formulation quality and healthiness, in our opinion:

Laura Geller

Contains an inactive ingredient which is clinically shown to be toxic to the environment, which may also be toxic to humans.

Worse formulation from a health perspective than Seint.

Winner: Seint Makeup

Il Makiage

This popular brand's foundation contains talc, fragrance and octocrylene; all ingredients we consider significantly worse for health than anything in Seint, for reasons documented in our Il Makiage Foundation reviews article.

Winner: Seint Makeup

Rare Beauty

Contains artificial dye, which is one of the least healthy categories of ingredients in cosmetics.

Winner: Seint Makeup

Seint Bronzer Review

Seint’s Bronzer contains the same ingredient list as their foundation, with the addition of mica which is a safe and non-toxic colorant that adds texture.

One of the most popular YouTube videos on Seint's bronzer comes from a YouTube creator named “Fit Mission Makeup,” who shares how to properly use this product along with foundation:

Our Clean Beauty Pick

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation is our top clean foundation brand.

Ilia’s makeup has natural ingredients beneficial for skin health like aloe vera juice, coconut and jojoba seed oil.

Ilia’s makeup is fragrance-free, free of phenoxyethanol and is also free of synthetic dyes.

While it does contain two preservatives (ethylhexylglycerin and sodium benzoate), we consider these to be less harsh options than the inactive ingrdients in Seint Makeup.

We would prefer to recommend a preservative-free makeup product but have not come across one. If we do, we will update this section of the article with that recommendation.

Seint Makeup Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Cleaner formulations than average makeup brand
• Fragrance-free
• Paraben-free
• Affordable
• Beautiful packaging
• Mostly positive online customer reviews
• Should improve the appearance of skin

Cons:

• Contains phenoxyethanol
• MLM business model
• Brand website charges for shipping
• Not as many active ingredients to improve skin quality as some alternative brands in our opinion

Conclusion

Seint makeup is a better-formulated and safer option than many commercial makeup brands.

We don’t currently recommend the product overall due to the inclusion of a preservative ingredient that we recommend avoiding, and a colorant ingredient that was found to contain heavy metals in a medical study.

Consumers seem to rate Seint well from an aesthetic and functional perspective.

There is some controversy surrounding Seint’s business model and payout structure to their business partners, called “artists,” which is unfortunately common with MLM companies.

Although we don't currently recommend Seint, we consider it to be a healthier and better-formulated option than Laura Geller, Il Makiage Foundation and Rare Beauty Blush.