How To Find And Choose Natural, Paraben-Free Mascara.
No, I did not take up cross dressing, but rather I have gotten several emails from readers about where they can find a “natural” mascara product. (Besides, my wife would probably like to look through this list!) While it is difficult to find an all-natural mascara that doesn’t contain one bad thing or another, anyone buying it should always strive to buy something as pure as they can. After all, who wants all those chemicals in and around their eyes? In my research, here are a few products I came across that were both paraben-free and that listed their ingredients:
Truly Natural Mascara from Honeybee Gardens. This stuff is mostly natural and paraben-free. They even list the ingredients on the website: purified water, vegetable glycerin, beeswax, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, vegetable glyceryl stearate, lecithin, vegetable stearic acid, safflower oil, glycine soja (soybean) oil (and) aloe barbadensis leaf extract, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, silica, cellulose gum, tocopherol, xanthan gum, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, phenoxyethanol.
Earth’s Beauty Natural Mascara from apothena.com. Made from beeswax and it is a vegan product. Ingredients: Water, Candelilla Wax, Organic Beeswax, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Aloe Vera, Proprietary Herbal Extract Blend, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Iron Oxide, Mica.
Natural Mascara from Suncoat. Vegan, biodegradable, and sugar-based, this looks like a good one. Ingredients: Aqua (water), kaolin clay, vegetable glycerin, hydrolyzed Zee mays (corn) starch (natural sugar-based biopolymer), lecithin, Citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, tocopherol (vitamin E), citric acid, pigments
Purebrow Mascara from Jane Iredale. Hypoallergenic, mild and conditioning formula containing no lacquer, shellac or petroleum. productsIngredients: Water/Eau/Aqua; PVP; Glycerin; Glyceryl Polymethacrylate; Carbomer; Panthenol; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract; Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein; Algae Extract; Vanilla Tahitensis Fruit Extract; Prunus Amygadalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract.
Volume Mascara from Dr. Hauschka Skin Care. Expensive stuff, but very popular and available at most natural health stores. Ingredients: Water/Aqua, Pyrus Cydonia (Quince) Seed Extract, Alcohol, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Sorbitol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Acacia Senegal Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Beeswax/Cera Flava, Mica, Camellia Sinensis (Black Tea) Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Lysolecithin (Hydrolyzed Lecithin), Euphrasia Officinalis (Eyebright) Extract, Silk/Serica Powder, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil (Jojoba Wax), Rosa Damascena Flower Oil (Rose Essential Oil), Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Wax, Fragrance/Parfum (Essential Oil), Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Hectorite, Maltodextrin, Ferric Ferrocyanide/CI77510, Carmine/CI 75470, Silica, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Ultramarines/CI 77007
So, what else is out there that you use? If it’s something else that is safe and paraben-free that I missed, please let me know in the comments so other readers can check them out. Thanks!
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Comment by shayna on 30 July 2008:
hi~
i have been searching for safe products and have found a line of skincare products that i’m giving a try - lavera - http://www.lavera.com . i know they have mascara and from looking at the ingredient list it seems safe to me. i also use the skin deep website to get information about ingredients and safety ratings. http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com .
hope this is helpful to other readers.
p.s. they also have a line of sunscreen
Comment by linda on 30 July 2008:
I have been using Lavera for several years now. I love all the Trend makeup products. They are great for sensitive skin. Just a note though, the mascara is not water or tear proof, but much longer lasting than the Suncoat brand.
I recently purchased the Suncoat product. I loved the fact that it is vegan and there is no wax in it, but again it is definitely not water proof. Also it is sort of sticky when you first put it on, but the color is nice and it looks great! My .02 experience.
Comment by Allie on 30 July 2008:
I use Lavera eyeliner and Honeybee Gardens mascara and they are both better than the conventional brands of makeup I used before. It’s awesome.
Comment by Allie on 30 July 2008:
Oh! And I just got some Jane Iredale lip gloss that is FANTASTIC!
Comment by David on 30 July 2008:
Awesome, thanks for the tips guys. Glad to see some people can vouch for the companies!
Comment by Kim on 1 August 2008:
Zuzu mascara is my favorite, and it’s not very expensive.
Comment by Kim on 1 August 2008:
Zuzu mascara is my favorite, and it’s not very expensive. I wear contacts, and it doesn’t cause any problems, i.e. flaking, smearing, etc. It’s excellent!
Comment by Hypoallergenic Skin Care on 14 August 2008:
That was a great post. I will have to bookmark this site so I can read more later.
Comment by Laurie on 16 January 2009:
I have been using Afterglow Cosmetics pure soul mascara. Another thing to watch out for is alcohol. I found alcohol to be a 2nd or 3rd ingredient in most organic and natural mascaras. The reasons for avoiding it is that it makes eyes water and stings if it happens to get it in your eyes. I definitely try to avoid irritating my peepers and Afterglow’s mascara is totally alcohol free.
great blog I am subscribing.
Comment by J. Rose on 10 February 2009:
Erth Minerals is another great one-stop shop for all-natural mineral makeup & skincare and they just recently announced the launch of their own 100% natural mascara.