If you have sensitive skin, choosing makeup and skincare products can be a little daunting. You want to make sure that whatever you choose doesn't end up causing a reaction, but you also want to know the ingredients you're using actually do the job they promise.

The best makeup for sensitive skin neither irritates nor overwhelms it with fragrances or pore-clogging ingredients. But it also needs to offer good coverage that can stand up to the demands of your day.

After all, having sensitive skin doesn't rule out other concerns you might have for your skincare and makeup products. You might have sensitive dry skin, sensitive acne-prone skin, sensitive oily skin, sensitive mature skin, or some combination of these.

Ideally, you'll find the right combination of products and ingredients to help even skin tone, conceal dark spots or circles, reduce skin irritation, and leave you looking radiant. Whether you're on the hunt for the most natural brands on the market or just looking for a dermatologist-tested, hypoallergenic product that’s unlikely to cause a reaction, we've got a brand for you.

We've created the ultimate guide to the best natural makeup for sensitive skin. Below is a selection of natural brands — many of which have been clinically tested — that avoid common irritants and may help soothe your sensitivities.

Best Natural Makeup for Sensitive Skin

The best natural brands not only use non-irritating ingredients that don't clog pores, they also prioritize natural, organic, and often vegan and cruelty-free ingredients. These products aren't always on the top shelf (or any shelf) at Sephora or Ulta, but they are available online and sometimes in natural and health food stores as well.

Dermstore.com is a great place to find an array of natural products and makeup for sensitive skin. We’ve curated our favorite brands and even made a few product suggestions along the way.

Alima Pure

Alima Pure believes in "minimal ingredients for maximum impact.” They boast long-wear makeup that lasts all day without irritating the skin or clogging pores. Gentle ingredients like carnauba and beeswax, plant-based oils, mineral pigments, and essential oil fragrances earn this brand an A+ for sensitive skin.

Vapour Organic Beauty

Vapour Organic Beauty is all about clean and safe. Their ingredients are 70 percent organic, and Vapour Organic Beauty boasts "Champion Safety Status" from the Environmental Working Group. Their products are gentle, plant-based, and 100 percent gluten-free.

Hynt Beauty

Hynt Beauty features natural and organic ingredients that are mostly vegan. Their makeup line is formulated for coverage, color, and skincare, and it’s produced in small batches for freshness, which also helps them avoid using harsh chemical preservatives that could irritate sensitive skin.

Couleur Caramel Natural Make Up

Couleur Caramel Natural Make Up is a global company committed to organic and natural excellence. They believe that what's best for the planet is what's best for humans as well.

Featuring organic plant-based and mineral pigments, Couleur Caramel Natural Make Up boasts salon-quality, eco-friendly products. They’re also certified by seven different national and international organizations for their quality, cleanliness, and cruelty-free standards.

Pure Anada

Pure Anada is a Canadian company dedicated to truth in labeling. They own their own production facilities and make every effort to use organic ingredients in their formulas. Free of common allergens, like gluten, tree nuts, and bismuth oxychloride, these products are as clean and gentle as they come.

Jane Iredale

Jane Iredale offers long-lasting makeup that ranges from sheer to full coverage. Their BB creams offer full coverage and mineral-based, broad-spectrum SPF. This product, in addition to their full line of skincare and mineral makeup, can often be found in aesthetician offices, so this brand has earned a lot of confidence within the industry.

Juice Beauty

Juice Beauty pops up on nearly all of our favorite natural makeup lists. They're a top quality, clinically validated brand that's managed to get some reach in larger makeup chains like Ulta and Sephora, while still remaining true to their clean and gentle ingredient values.

Their makeup and skincare line uses an organic juice and botanical base, giving your skin an antioxidant boost with every application. They boast “farm to beauty” quality, sourcing their ingredients from organic farms in California.   

Burt’s Bees

Burt's Bees has a nationwide reputation for being a clean and natural line of personal care. Their makeup is no exception. Beeswax — one of their key ingredients — is a gentle, breathable base for a number of face and beauty products in their line. Burt's Bees products are always free of parabens, phthalates, SLS, petrolatum, talc, synthetic fragrances, and silicone.

Colorscience

Colorscience is a top quality mineral makeup company focused on gentle sun protection. Most skin experts agree that mineral makeup products are the best option for acne-prone and sensitive skin because minerals are gentle and non-irritating.

Because Colorscience’s mineral particles are large (meaning they won’t clog pores), this line is non-comedogenic. You can find mineral foundations, color correctors, eyeshadow palettes, lip glosses, and more.

Glo Skin Beauty

Glo Skin Beauty is another salon quality mineral makeup line. Their top priority is to offer makeup that provides not only excellent, lasting coverage, but also nourishment and protection for every skin type — even those with the most sensitive skin.

Their liquid and powder foundations are among the best foundations for sensitive skin. They nourish the skin with antioxidants like green tea, vitamin A, and vitamin C. The Pressed Base is a full coverage foundation while the Luminous Liquid gives a sheer, dewy look.

Tarte

Tarte is another natural brand that has found a way to be front and center at the larger chains. Their tagline is "high-performance naturals," and they describe their brand as "eco-chic, cruelty-free cosmetics, and hypoallergenic, vegan skincare."

These descriptors ring true when you see their plant- and mineral-based ingredients. Their Amazonian clay line — featuring loose powder, cream foundation, stick foundation, bronzer, eye shadow, and more — is ideal for sensitive skin. It features mineral pigments to soothe and soften skin, along with anti-inflammatory vitamin E.

Dermablend Professional

Dermablend Professional products are made without parabens, SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate), phthalates, and sulfates. They offer oil-free foundations that include a mineral-based SPF, and they have a full line of products geared specifically towards dry and sensitive skin. Because they’re oil-free, Dermablend Professional foundations are perfect for sensitive, oily skin and sensitive, acne-prone skin.

Neutrogena

Neutrogena is the brand we saved for last because they aren't typically hailed for their natural attributes. While not every product they make is totally natural, they do have a line of mineral-based makeup that's geared specifically towards those with sensitive skin.

They offer mineral pressed and loose powder foundations, an eye palette, and concealers in their sensitive skin category. They've been around since 1930, and they've remained the number one dermatologist-recommended skincare brand on the market for decades.

Your True Beauty

While your true beauty lies within, we want you to feel good in your skin. We've laid out a guide to the best makeup for sensitive skin in order to help ensure that you have all the tools you need to look and feel your best.

We want your makeup to provide the lasting coverage you'd expect from any of the top professional makeup lines without irritating your skin or causing problems down the line.

This list prioritizes non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic lines from (mostly) natural brands to help you jump-start your search for your perfect makeup products. If you're on the hunt for other skincare products for sensitive skin, check out our post outlining our favorite moisturizers for sensitive skin.