Mascaras are one of the most important tools in a makeup artist's kit. They can make or break a look, and they can also help you achieve the look of naturally full and healthy lashes. But not all mascaras are created equal. Some people have sensitive eyes, and if you're one of these people, you may want to try a different mascara. Here are some great options for sensitive eyes.

Size: 0.29 oz / 8 mL·ITEM: 2606176
Color: Jet - Black
$27.00
Cruelty Free , Sensitive Eye Safe...So happy this mascara is safe for sensitive eyes! The lash lift is amazing! ...Sensitive Eyes & Straight Asian Lashes APPROVED!...This mascara just changed my life. I have very sensitive eyes, every mascara has made my eyes bloodshot red and itchy.
What it is: A vegan mascara that visibly lengthens, defines, and holds a curl with Aquaflex® Technology for amped up, natural-looking lashes.
Formulation Type: Curling and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing, Waterproof
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Aquaflex® Technology: Conventionally used in haircare styling, this ingredient actively works to define curl using memory hold (it memorizes the wave of your lash) while leaving lashes touchably soft. Technology helps keep lashes humidity-proof, visibly lifted, and curled.
- Panthenol Vitamin B5 and Castor Oil Blend: Helps keep lashes looking healthy, strong, and conditioned.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes i

Size: 0.27 oz/ 8mL·ITEM: 2516136
Color: 01 Glossy Black - black
$41.50
Waterproof mascara is nice...I have very sensitive eyes and I can wear this mascara for hours!...Great Volumizing Mascara For Sensitive Eyes...I received this product as part of a free sample program, and I loved it! I have very sensitive eyes that tend to water when I wear mascara -- this is one of the only mascaras that didn't trigger that sensitivity, and the only waterproof one.
What it is: A lash lifting, waterproof mascara that targets every single lash for instantly longer, thicker, and more lifted lashes with no clumps.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing, Waterproof
What Else You Need to Know: This mascara has up to 24 hours of waterproof wear and pushes up lashes for an eye-opening effect to create fully fanned-out volume with no flakes. The lightweight formula doesn’t weigh on lashes so it’s comfortable all day and is the perfect mascara for sensitive eyes or contact lens wearers.
Clinical Results: In a consumer test realized on a panel of 103 women:
- 95% saw instant lash lift
- 94% saw instant volume
- 90% saw clump-free lashes

$39.50
Great for sensitive eyes...I have extremely sensitive eyes and I find this is the only mascara I can use without my eyes getting puffy and watery. ...Very sensitive eyes...I have tried a lot of mascara from drugstore to high end. Even the most waterproof mascaras doesn't stay put for my sensitive watery eyes.
What it is:
A mascara that provides instant, jaw-dropping drama.
What it does:
With every stroke, this mega-volume mascara's over-the-top brush wraps lashes in a volume-pumping formula. The brush's extra-large surface area effortlessly builds bigger, better lashes. A dome tip gives even the tiniest corner lashes a high-volume finish. And, it's not just the brush that goes to extremesthis expert formula comes in an inky Extreme Black.

Size: 0.27 oz/ 8mL·ITEM: 2138816
Color: Black Vinyl Vol 2 - black
$44.00
This is the best mascara I’ve found for my very sensitive - allergies, ocular rosacea, dry- eyes. ...This mascara is truly amazing. It is gluten free and doesn’t irritate my very sensitive eyes. ...Great for sensitive eyes...Love this mascara!
What it is:
A volumizing, thickening mascara with an instant Hollywood false lash effect.
What it does:
Legendary Lashes Volume 2 is a brand new reformulated mascara to give you volumized lashes in a long-wear, smudge-proof, humidity-resistant formula that increases volume by up to 507 percent after just one application. The intense jet black color will add the finishing touches to any eye makeup. Create a wing lash, doll lash, or Hollywood-style false lash depending on how you apply.

$40.00
Sensitive Eye Friendly!...After using this product for the last few weeks I am pleased with it's performance. I have sensitive eyes which sometimes can be bothered with other mascaras, not only did it not irritate my eyes it lasted all day. ...Excellent mascara. Does not irritate my sensitive eyes. Lasts all day and is not clumpy.
What it is: A clean volumizing mascara that wraps each lash in weightless, buildable volume without flaking, smudging, or irritating sensitive eyes.
Formulation Type: Volumizing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Arginine: Supports stronger, healthier-looking lashes.
- Provitamin B5: Nourishes to promote thicker-looking lashes.
- Weightless Wax Blend: Adds full, flexible body without the weight.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

$38.00
Perfect For Sensitive Eyes...I have a medical condition that causes very dry eyes and on top of that, my eyes are sensitive and I've tried a lot of different mascaras, even ones that say they're made by a dermatologist specifically for sensitive eyes (and cost a lot), yet they didn't work. ...Great Natural Look & Good For Sensitive Eyes...I will definitely be using this mascara as part of my regular routine. I have very sensitive eyes and this did not irritate them at all, even after 12 hours of wear.
What it is: A mascara that creates fluttery, full, and naturally defined lashes with a peptide treatment for growth.
Formulation Type: Volumizing and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Tri-Peptide Booster Complex: Creates longer and thicker lashes.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: The oil-free formula is ideal for sensitive eyes and false lashes as it remains budge-proof and evenly tinted all day long.

Size: 0.27 / 8·ITEM: 2335198
Color: After Midnight - Soft Black
$40.00
This is my favorite mascara ever! My eyes are super sensitive to different mascaras and eyeliners, and this one doesn’t bother me at all. ...Beautiful, Clean, and Gentle on the Eye Area...I have very sensitive eyes, and most mascaras leave them irritated and bloodshot.
What it is: An award-winning clean mascara that lengthens, lifts, and separates—now in a new brown shade. Safe for sensitive eyes.
Formulation Type: Volumizing and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Arginine and Biotin: Powerful lash-care heroes that help strengthen and fortify.
- Organic Shea Butter: Weightlessly conditions and adds a soft, flexible feel.
- Ethically Sourced Beeswax: Nourishes and defines lashes without clumping.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

Size: 0.40 oz/ 12 mL·ITEM: 2556157
Type: Micro - black stack
$40.00
Mascaras...It is heavy in the eye when applying it too much....Doesn’t burn my sensitive eyes!...I’ve had great volume and lengthening results from many high-end mascaras, but they always burned my eyes and made them water so I had switched to a drugstore brand that was more gentle.
What it is: A mascara, for volume and immediate lash lift, that has a continuously buildable, clump-resistant formula.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
What Else You Need to Know: Continuously buildable and clump-resistant, this formula is MAC Cosmetics’ best mascara for volume and immediate lash lift and length. The Superstack Mega Brush delivers volume to longer or upper lashes, while the Superstack Micro Brush delivers precise application to shorter or lower lashes.

Size: 0.28 oz/8.3 mL·ITEM: 2938926
Color: 01 - black
$41.50
What it is: A curling and volumizing mascara inspired by hair styling technology—get curled lashes, no lash curler needed.
Formulation Type: Volumizing and Curling
Benefits: Long-wearing
What Else You Need to Know: The twisted 40°F brush wraps and loads lashes root to tip. The brush easily catches even the shortest lashes, while the fast-setting, clump- and flake-resistant formula rapidly locks and sets the curl at the root. This volumized curl holds, no weigh down. Suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.
Clinical Results: In a test, results show:
- 1.5x curl boost
- 800% increase in volume
- Up to 30 hours of wear

Size: oz / ml·ITEM: 2742872
Color: Intense Black - black
$24.00
This mascara stays on my lashes and doesn’t smear under my eyes! ...I love that it is ophthalmologist -tested and safe for my sensitive eyes. It's free of parabens, and all that nasty junk.
What it is: An ultra-pigmented, fiber-infused mascara that amps up lash volume to the max.
Formulation Type: Volumizing
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free.
What Else You Need to Know: High Impact High-Fi™ Mascara amps up lashes for more volume, instantly. The lightweight gel formula is full of dimensional fibers that are deposited throughout lashes with every swipe, turning up volume to the max. It is ophthalmologist tested and safe for sensitive eyes.
Clinical Results: In a clinical test on 31 women:
- 230% more volume, instantly
In a consumer test on 166 women, after using product









