Mascara is one of the most important tools in a woman's arsenal. Whether you're going for a bold, false lash look or just want to make your eyes pop, there are plenty of options out there. But many of them contain ingredients that could be considered cruel by some standards. Here are some of the best cruelty-free mascaras available today.

$21.00
You should definitely try this mascara out...I love this mascara yet it is not flake free or smudge free but it is overall a great mascara...my lashes have never looked so long and separated. and it’s a sweat proof mascara and doesn’t smudge but comes off so easily because it is a tubing mascara. the downsides for me are just price and I want cruelty free ideally.
What it is: A flake-free, smudgeproof, long-wearing tubing mascara that’s clinically shown to visibly volumize, lengthen, and curl.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Conditions.
- Castor Oil: Moisturizes.
- Carnauba Wax: For smooth application with visibly lengthening and volumizing benefits.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Exclusive micro-tubing technology wraps each lash with tiny, flake-free tubes for extre

Size: 0.33 oz / 9.75 mL·ITEM: 2855831
Color: Tar - carbon black mascara
$51.00
It’s replaced all other mascaras for me....Subtle mascara...Basically, a no makeup mascara. This does exactly that with one or two swipes.
What it is: A lengthening and volumizing mascara that delivers clump-free, intense definition and length with lash-loving ingredients.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Lengthening
Benefits: Long Wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Volumizing Lipo-Oligopeptide: Visibly thickens lashes.
- Vita-Hair and Growth-Boosting Molecules Complex: Supports lash growth.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This mascara is packed with growth

Size: 0.27 oz/8 mL·ITEM: 2966042
Color: Chocolate - warm brown
$39.50
I also like that it’s cruelty free. I would recommend it....It is easy to apply but not easy to remove it. I liked this mascara because it last long and it is cruelty -freecruelty-free.
What it is: A tubing mascara that creates extreme length and dramatic lash separation for up to 24 hours—without smudging, clumping, or flaking.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Ingredient Callouts: It is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This sweat- and humidity-resistant mascara offers up to 24 hours of lash volume and curl. Its Lash Extension™ Brush sweeps through all lash types, enveloping them with deep-black pigment and elongating them to outstretched perfection. This tubing formula rinses off effortlessly with warm water.

$21.00
What it is: An eye-lifting mascara that finds and flutters every lash.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Jojoba: Hydrates, strengthens, and protects.
- Carnauba Wax: For smooth application with lengthening and volumizing benefits.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, and triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Get an instant eye lift with tarte's best-selling maneater™. This mascara delivers massive volume, infinite length, and extreme curl. It makes eyes appear bigger and lifted with one coat. The

$21.00
A TRUE brown mascara. It lasts all day on my eyes (I have watery eyes) and the mascaras does tube off when using water to take it off. ...Love this mascara! Got it for free in mini sample size and I get so many compliments every time! ...Great tubing mascara (true brown mascara)
What it is: A revolutionary tubing mascara with a 24-hour flake-free and smudge-proof formula that has lengthening ‘tubes’ that wrap lashes for XL length, lift, and lash love.
Formulation Type: Curling and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes.
- TLC Complex with Niacinamide, Biotin, and Panthenol: Provides thicker, longer, more conditioned-looking lashes.
- Tubing XL Peptide Blend: Provides extra length, lift, and pigment.

Size: 0.27 oz/8 mL·ITEM: 2973717
Color: Brunette Brown - dark brown
$37.00
Great tubing mascara...Is is scent free so perfect fie sensitive eyes like mine . No clumping and wears great all day!...I have to rave about the Urban Decay Tube Job Mascara. My lashes look long, defined, and totally clump-free.
What it is: An anti-clump, anti-smudge, and anti-sweat tubing mascara that delivers up to 24 hours of lifted and lengthened lashes.
Formulation Type: Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Peptides: Nourish and strengthen lashes.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and conditions lashes.
- Castor Oil: Strengthens lashes.

$38.00
This mascara is fantastic! This mascara is smudge proof , flake free and sweat proof . ...Plus, knowing that it’s made with ingredients like shea butter and a TLC Complex with niacinamide, biotin, and panthenol makes me feel good about treating my lashes to some extra love. The fact that it’s cruelty-free and free of harsh chemicals is a huge bonus for me
What it is: A revolutionary tubing mascara with a 24-hour flake-free and smudge-proof formula that has lengthening ‘tubes’ that wrap lashes for XL length, lift, and lash love.
Formulation Type: Curling and Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes.
- TLC Complex with Niacinamide, Biotin, and Panthenol: Provides thicker, longer, more conditioned-looking lashes.
- Tubing XL Peptide Blend: Provides extra length, lift, and pigment.

ITEM: 2589620
Size: 26 oz / 6 mL - black
$21.00
Have had no trouble with flaking and love it is vegan and cruelty-free! The shade is Black and has beautiful pigment. ...I love that it's vegan and cruelty free and also waterproof.. gifted by Onesize.
What it is: A visibly lifting, lengthening, and smudgeproof mascara that delivers flake-proof long wear, curl, and length with the richest black pigment for up to 24 hours.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Castor Seed Oil: Known to nourish and visibly thicken.
- Coconut Oil: Known to soften and strengthen.
- Argan Oil: Known to condition.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruel

Size: .14oz / 4g·ITEM: 2749570
Color: Ultra Black - Black
$26.00
Best Mascara I've Ever Used!...I received this product as a free sample, and omg, am I glad I did! This mascara is PHENOMENAL! ...This mascara is great. It lengthens and creates volume, and separates better than my drugstore mascaras.
What it is: A new volumizing and lengthening, ultra-black mascara that is buildable and offers increased volume, visibly longer lashes, and 24 hours of long wear.
Formulation Type: Volumizing, Curling, Lengthening
Benefits: Long-wearing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Pro Vitamin B5: Protects and strengthens lash over time.
- Ceramide-Like Active: Nurtures and smooths the lash surface.

Size: 0.15 oz/4.5 g·ITEM: 2894996
Color: BOOM - blackest black
$21.00
I received this product free for testing. The Kush Mascara gave my lashes a really nice boost in volume while making them look noticeably longer. ...Wonderful Mascara...The consistency of the mascaras isn’t took thick. It makes my lashes look beautiful.
What it is: A clean, buildable, volumizing mascara for intensely fuller-, thicker-looking lashes that won’t flake, clump, smudge, or droop for up to 12 hours and is safe for sensitive eyes.
Formulation Type: Volumizing
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Weightless Cloud Fiber Tech: Cloud-like fibers puff up lashes for light-as-air volume and lift that lasts.
- Murumuru Seed Butter and Hemp Seed Oil: Condition and nourish for softer-, healthier-looking lashes.
- Buildable Vegan Waxes: Provide creamy, buildable texture that doesn’t flake or clump.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.









