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Clean alternatives to L'Oréal Paris products (matched by type, no watchlist ingredients)

Updated · Based on 4158 screened products

Many L'Oréal Paris products list titanium dioxide, often in the "may contain" line of makeup. Which products from other brands are the same type and list none of our watchlist ingredients? These are the clean options in our database: 25 mascaras, 3 eyeliners, 12 brow products, 2 eyeshadows, 6 concealers, 7 foundations and skin tints, 16 face primers, 7 blush, bronzer and highlighter, 4 face powders, 15 lipsticks and lip colour, 6 lip glosses, 26 night moisturizers and 66 eye creams and eye serums. Each table shows up to 6, ordered by our data score. Matching uses only product category, product name and listed ingredients. They are not presented as equivalents: we have not tested any of them and make no claim that they look, feel, smell, contain the same amounts of an ingredient or perform like L'Oréal Paris products. In our data, 110 of 224 L'Oréal Paris products (US formulas) are flagged: titanium dioxide (82), parabens (30), talc (15), carbon black (12), butylphenyl methylpropional / lilial (11), formaldehyde / formaldehyde releasers (6) (a product can have more than one flag). Many L'Oréal Paris makeup lists end with a "may contain" line naming the colourants used across all shades, and we check that line too, so a product is flagged when titanium dioxide (CI 77891) or another watchlist ingredient appears in it. Titanium dioxide is on our watchlist because IARC classifies it as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) based on inhaling the powder; that is a hazard classification, not a finding that a cosmetic containing it is harmful (see titanium dioxide). Every product below lists none of our watchlist ingredients, so none lists titanium dioxide. For how L'Oréal Paris' own products score, see Is L'Oréal Paris clean?

How we matched

A product appears in one group only (the first it matches). The "Match" column shows the rule each product met. Every product listed is clean by the same rules we apply to L'Oréal Paris. L'Oréal Paris products are not included, and neither are the EU, Brazil, Canada and Thailand formulas in our database. Only US formulas are included: products whose ingredient list comes from Open Beauty Facts (mostly versions sold outside the US) are left out.

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All clean matches by product type

Mascaras

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1KUSH High Roll Tubing MascaraMilk MakeupMascara✓9/9Milk Makeup
2maneater mascaratarteMascara✓9/9tarte
3Unlocked Instant Extensions MascaraHourglassMascara✓9/9Hourglass
4tartelette XL tubing mascaratarteMascara✓9/9tarte
5Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing MascaraRare BeautyMascara✓9/9Rare Beauty
6Big Mood Waterproof Mascarae.l.f. CosmeticsMascara, waterproof by name✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Eyeliners

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Creamy Kohl Longwear Eye PencilHuda BeautyName: kohl✓9/9Huda Beauty
2Liquid EyelinerThe Honest CompanyName: eyeliner✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
3Long Last Liquid Eye Liner100% PureName: liner–8/9Amazon (brand store)

Brow products

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Just Browsing Clear Sculpting GelCliniqueName: brow✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
2Master Hold Brow GelMAKEUP BY MARIOName: brow gel✓9/9MAKEUP BY MARIO
3Brow Lifte.l.f. CosmeticsName: brow lift✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4Tattoo Studio Waterproof Brow Pencil Up To 36HR WearMaybellineName: brow pencil✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
5Super Lock Brow Glue Clear & Tinted Eyebrow GelMaybellineName: brow✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Shape & Stay Brow Pencile.l.f. CosmeticsName: brow pencil✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Eyeshadows

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1No Budge Cream Eyeshadowe.l.f. CosmeticsName: cream eyeshadow✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
2EyeshadowATTITUDEName: eyeshadow✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Concealers

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Nudefix Cream ConcealerNudestixName: cream concealer✓9/9Nudestix
2Facestudio Master Conceal Full Coverage ConcealerMaybellineName: concealer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
3Vital Skincare ConcealerWestman AtelierName: concealer✓9/9Westman Atelier
4Instant Age Rewind Eraser Color Correcting ConcealerMaybellineName: concealer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
5ConcealerATTITUDEName: concealer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Liquid ConcealerMineral FusionName: liquid concealer✓9/9Mineral Fusion

Foundations and skin tints

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1TURN UP THE BASE Full Beat Liquid FoundationONE/SIZEName: liquid foundation✓9/9ONE/SIZE
2Beauty Balm Serum Boosted Skin TintAnastasia Beverly HillsName: skin tint✓9/9Anastasia Beverly Hills
3Major Skin Hydra-Luxe Luminous Skin Perfecting FoundationPATRICK TAName: foundation✓9/9PATRICK TA
4Tinted Blur Foundation StickNudestixName: tint✓9/9Nudestix
5Supreme Bio-Complex Liquid FoundationWestman AtelierName: liquid foundation✓9/9Westman Atelier
6FoundationATTITUDEName: foundation✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Face primers

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Even Better Pore Defying PrimerCliniqueName: primer✓9/9
Clinique Even Better Pore Defying Primer View on Amazon
2Oil Sucker Extreme Mattifying Alkaline PrimerONE/SIZEName: primer✓9/9ONE/SIZE
3Velvet Finish Face Primere.l.f. CosmeticsName: primer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4Secure the Blur Makeup Magnet PrimerONE/SIZEName: primer✓9/9ONE/SIZE
5Hydrating Face Primere.l.f. CosmeticsName: primer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Grippy Serum Up To 24HR Hydrating Grip PrimerMaybellineName: primer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Blush, bronzer and highlighter

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Soft Glow HighlighterMAKEUP BY MARIOName: highlighter✓9/9MAKEUP BY MARIO
2HighlighterATTITUDEName: highlighter✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
3D-Bronzi Bronzing Drops with PeptidesDrunk ElephantName: bronzing drops✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4BlushATTITUDEName: blush✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
5Pocket Bronze (shades without titanium dioxide)RhodeName: bronze✓9/9Rhode
6SoftSculpt Blurring BronzerMAKEUP BY MARIOName: bronzer✓9/9MAKEUP BY MARIO

Face powders

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Bamboo Blur Powder100% PureName: blur powder✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
2Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder Universal ShadesMaybellineName: powder✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
3Perfect Finish HD Powdere.l.f. CosmeticsName: hd powder✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4SurrealSkin Soft Blur Setting PowderMAKEUP BY MARIOName: powder✓9/9MAKEUP BY MARIO

Lipsticks and lip colour

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Major Headlines Matte Suede LipstickPATRICK TAName: lipstick✓9/9PATRICK TA
2Gel Color Lip + Cheek BalmNudestixName: lip + cheek✓9/9Nudestix
3Flushed Lip StainSummer FridaysName: lip stain✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4Intense Matte Lip + CheekNudestixName: lip + cheek✓9/9Nudestix
5Sheer Slick Lipstick, Black Cherrye.l.f. CosmeticsName: lipstick✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Main Stain Lip Markere.l.f. CosmeticsName: stain✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Lip glosses

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Lip GlossATTITUDEName: lip gloss✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
2Soft GlossVersedName: gloss✓9/9Versed
3SuperShine Lip GlossMAKEUP BY MARIOName: lip gloss–8/9MAKEUP BY MARIO
4Major Volume Plumping GlossPATRICK TAName: plumping gloss–8/9PATRICK TA
5Lip GlaceNudestixName: glace–8/9Nudestix
6ShineOn Plumping Lip JellyTower 28Name: lip jelly–8/9Tower 28

Night moisturizers

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Turnaround Overnight Revitalizing MoisturizerCliniqueName: night✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
2Retinol Restorative Overnight Balm100% PureName: night✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
3Collagen Bank Night Moisturizer, Normal to Combination SkinNeutrogenaName: night moisturizer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4Toleriane Dermallergo Night MoisturizerLa Roche-PosayName: night moisturizer✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
5Holy Hydration! Nourishing Night Creame.l.f. CosmeticsName: night cream✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Night CreamATTITUDEName: night cream✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

Eye creams and eye serums

#ProductBrandMatchFragrance-freeScoreWhere to buy
1Equilibrium Intensive Hydrating Eye BalmHourglassEye product: cream✓9/9Hourglass
2awaken peptide depuffing eye gelDermalogicaEye product: cream✓9/9Dermalogica
3All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin CCliniqueEye product: cream✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
4Moisture Surge Eye 96-Hour Hydro-Filler ConcentrateCliniqueEye product: cream✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
5Hyalu B5 Eye Serum with Hyaluronic Acid + 10% ComplexLa Roche-PosayEye product: serum✓9/9Amazon (brand store)
6Hydraphase Intense Hyaluronic Acid Eye CreamLa Roche-PosayEye product: cream✓9/9Amazon (brand store)

How we ranked

Every pick is a clean product in our directory: its listed ingredients contain none of our 10 watchlist groups, which are based on IARC Monographs – List of Classifications classifications and EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 prohibitions/restrictions (see methodology). Clean products are ordered by a data score (max 9):

Products with the same score are ordered by, in turn: (a) the number of buy links we can offer, where a verified brand or Sephora product page counts double an Amazon brand-store link or a retailer search link; (b) whether we have an official product photo; (c) the length of the ingredient list, shorter first. Item (c) is only a neutral ordering signal to keep the order stable; it says nothing about safety or quality. Only if all of these are equal do we fall back to alphabetical order by brand and product name.

To keep the list varied, the top 3 are always three different brands and no brand appears more than twice in a table, so a lower-scoring product from another brand can appear above a higher-scoring one from a brand that is already listed.

The score only measures how complete and verifiable our data is. It is not a rating of performance, and we did not test products, collect reviews or compare prices. Affiliate commissions never affect inclusion or order.

FAQ

Are these the same as L'Oréal Paris products?

No. They are clean products from other brands in the same product type, matched only by product category, product name and listed ingredients. They are not presented as equivalents: we have not tested any of them and make no claim that they look, feel, smell or perform like L'Oréal Paris products.

What does "clean" mean on this page?

Every product listed contains none of our 10 watchlist groups in its listed ingredients, the same rules we apply to L'Oréal Paris. For how L'Oréal Paris' own products score, see Is L'Oréal Paris clean?

Which product types are covered?

mascaras (25), eyeliners (3), brow products (12), eyeshadows (2), concealers (6), foundations and skin tints (7), face primers (16), blush, bronzer and highlighter (7), face powders (4), lipsticks and lip colour (15), lip glosses (6), night moisturizers (26), eye creams and eye serums (66). A type is shown only when at least 2 clean products from other brands match.

How did you choose and order the picks?

Only products whose listed ingredients contain none of our 10 watchlist groups qualify, and the order follows the rules in the "How we matched" section of this page. We did not test the products, collect reviews or compare prices, and affiliate commissions never change which products qualify or their order. The full criteria are in our methodology.

Related

Hazard is not risk. An IARC classification says whether a substance can cause cancer under some conditions (e.g. titanium dioxide is classified for inhaled powder), not that a cosmetic containing it is harmful at normal use. EU restrictions set use limits. This page is informational, not medical advice; talk to a dermatologist about your own skin.

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