15 Best Eyeliners For Your Sensitive Eyes

Known for its honest ingredients and effective product lines, Honest Beauty has created a liquid eyeliner that is great for sensitive eyes and the environment. Out of a carton made from tree-free paper of upcycled sugar cane, you’ll get a hypoallergenic and highly pigmented mascara with bold color that has been dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested for the most sensitive skin. It’s vegan, cruelty-free, and made without parabens, silicones, or anything that makes your eyes water and won’t run into your eyes like other liquid eyeliners.

Another great option from Honest Beauty is their Vibeliner Pencil Eyeliner if you don’t have the steadiest hands. This vegan formula has Jojoba oil, meadowfoam oil, and macadamia nut oil to naturally condition your lashline and apply a smoother line. It comes in five different neutral shades, including Mindful (matte black), Grounded (matte brown), Divine (metallic gold), Harmony (bronze finish), and Electric (smokey mauve). It’s also transfer resistant while still being gentle enough for everyday use – sign me up!

Almay was one of the first drugstore makeup lines on the market made for sensitive skin, and they are still coming through for us all. The Top Of The Line eyeliner has vitamin E and is hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, and ophthalmologist tested so that you can wear it without worry. The mechanical pencil eyeliner lets you dial up the top of your pencil when ready to use it and back down to save that perfect point for your next look. It’s available in six different shades and won’t drag or catch, so you’ll get bolder colors that won’t irritate your eyes.  

Your eyes deserve to feel well, so Well People made you this fine felt tip eyeliner made to wear on sensitive skin. It has aloe vera to soothe and hydrate the sensitive skin around your eyes and rosemary extract to keep those eyelashes strong and healthy. It’s a water-resistant, smudge-resistant, and long-wearing formula with a precise application so that you can wear it every day. It’s also formulated without the typical irritants like fragrance, mineral oil, talc, propylene glycol, or parabens. 

Minerals have been having a moment in our journey to have the best products for sensitive skin. That’s why Mineral Fusion exists – to give you the naturally clean and beneficial properties of mineral powder. This mineral formula eye pencil glides on smooth and blends easily with four shades to choose from black, brown, navy, and grey. The natural formula has a soothing blend of vitamin E to condition your lashline, Chamomile to calm irritation, and Meadowfoam to fortify that delicate skin. With no gluten, fragrance, or harsh ingredients, you can enjoy this vegetarian formulation with peace of mind.

This creamy gel eyeliner pencil may be your new favorite go-to eye makeup. It has intense pigment and a convenient auto-pencil with a built-in sharpener for your most precise lines. The gel is lightweight, and the formula is free of synthetic fragrance, mineral oil, parabens, and phthalates. The gel gives a smoother application with a nice blend of moisturizers like olive fruit oil and jojoba oil – both high in omega fatty acids to nourish your lashes as you wear your next long-lasting, bold makeup look. 

Want a budge-proof gel eyeliner that’s also made for your sensitive eyes? ILIA made one just for you. The precision gel liner that you can blend or line with ease. The vegan and cruelty-free formula comes in two shades, Twilight (black) and Dusk (brown), and goes the extra mile in clean beauty with its recyclable packaging. With this water-resistant eyeliner and built-in sharpener, you’ll get the hold of a gel and the precision of a pencil.

Tarta made the two-in-one eyeliner combo you never knew you needed. With a waterproof liquid liner on one side and a pencil liner on the other, this may be the most convenient and versatile eyeliner on the market. Bonus points: It works for sensitive eyes, too! Tarte has made their semi-matte opaque finish by taking their proprietary Amazonian Clay blend for longer, hugable wear of either liner and using mineral pigments to help soothe and soften your lash line. It’s an eyeliner combo that’s a must-try (and more-than-likely repeat purchase). You can get Black or choose from the limited edition shades of Bronze or Brown. They even have mini versions if you prefer a travel-size-friendly size. 

Are you minimalist when it comes to your makeup look? Bareminerals made their MINERALIST line with you in mind. This mineral-based formula has everything you’re looking for – waterproof, transfer-proof, and smudge-proof – while also giving you a naturally derived ingredient list that won’t irritate your sensitive eyes. You can get up to 12 hours of wear with this highly pigmented, silicon-free, and vegan formula. They use mineral pigments for rich true-to-color pigment payoff, avocado oil to nourish those lashes, and aloe vera extract to provide soothing vitamin-rich hydration along that waterline. They made sure to make sure it’s safe for your waterline and perfectly suitable for anyone wearing contact lenses. 

Clinique is typically the go-to makeup for those irritated by many other higher-end makeup brands. Their ophthalmologist-tested High Impact line is made for those who struggle with finding sensitive skin-friendly makeup that still makes a statement. This mistake-proof liquid eyeliner gives you a clean line in one sweep due to its ultra-fine tapered precision brush that provides both thin and thick lines when needed. The 24-hour wear won’t budge or smudge, and you’ll still have a high impact of color of Black or Espresso (brown) when you want it.

SHANY has a fantastic roster of colorful eyeliners that can help you make that crazy cool statement eye look you’ve been dying to try. These chunky eye pencils are sweat-, heat-, and water-resistant, so you know that eye art will stay put all day. The creamy formula is hypoallergenic with moisturizing aloe vera extract and nourishing vitamin E to protect your eyes. There are matte or shimmer shades, so you can create the look you want without compromising style or safety.

This pencil eyeliner provides sweat-, water-, and smudge-proof wear for up to 24 hours. It comes in matte finishes like Graphite (black), Iron (grey), and Ebony (warm brown), along with seven other pearly shimmer finishes. It has a built-in sharpener to keep those lines on point and twist-up packaging for easy use and protection of the eyeliner pencil. It’s safe to use on your waterline with ophthalmologist-tested ingredients for sensitive eyes.

This creamy eyeliner is a long-lasting pencil eyeliner with some skincare benefits like ceramides to protect your skin barrier, aloe vera extract to soothe your skin, and avocado oil to nourish your sensitive eye areas. The vegan eyeliner comes in three intense shades: Limitless (brown), Outer Space (black), and Time (navy blue). It has a detachable sharpener and soft blender tip to help you get the look you want with a clean, ophthalmologist-tested formula. 

Kulfi’s Underlined Kajal Eyeliner is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner for a reason. The ultra-smooth waterproof eyeliner comes in seven beautifully intense and wildly colorful shades in matte or shimmery finishes. It has the free-radical fighting antioxidant vitamin E and the skin-soothing aloe vera extract to help your eyes stay vibrant without irritation or the dreaded drag lines that lose their color.

Can you have a list of the best eyeliners for sensitive eyes without mentioning Physicians Formula? I don’t think so! The waterproof formula is as high-tech as it is gentle for your eyeline. The lash-boosting complex of peptides and castor oil enhances your lashes’ appearance by defining your favorite pointed-eye look. You can trust that Physicians Formula products are paraben-, cruelty-, gluten-, and fragrance-free for anyone with delicate and sensitive eyes.