Makeup Reviewed Jul 5, 2026

Gabriel Cosmetics / Zuzu Luxe

A founder-built natural-beauty house since 1992, with Zuzu Luxe as its bolder color line.

Our take

Why We Trust This Brand

Same founder-CEO for more than 30 years and no reported acquisition — a durable independence claim that predates the modern clean-beauty wave.

What's inside

Ingredients & Safety

Zuzu Luxe Mascara is an aloe-juice base with cellulose gum, panthenol, sea fennel and eyebright extracts, and iron-oxide and titanium-dioxide color — paraben-free, with no coal-tar dyes.

Certifications

Cruelty-Free Vegan (most shades) Paraben-Free Gluten-Free (self-declared)

We read every line on this label. Nothing here is on our watch or caution list — no synthetic fragrance, no flagged chemicals.

Full Ingredient List

Safe Watch Caution
  • Aqua (Infusion of Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice)
  • Cellulose Gum
  • Sorbitol
  • Stearic Acid
  • Cetearyl Alcohol also listed as Cetyl Alcohol
  • Lecithin also listed as Soy Lecithin, Sunflower Lecithin
  • Panthenol also listed as Provitamin B5, Vitamin B5
  • Crithmum Maritimum (Sea Fennel) Extract
  • Tocopheryl Acetate
  • Euphrasia Officinalis (Eyebright) Extract
  • Xanthan Gum
  • Iron Oxides also listed as CI 77491, CI 77492
  • Hectorite
  • Titanium Dioxide also listed as Non-Nano Titanium Dioxide, CI 77891
  • Potassium Sorbate

Who owns it

Ownership & Independence

Founded in 1992 by Gabriel De Santino; trade press and the company site identify him as founder and CEO of the privately held company, with no acquisition reported.

Where to buy

Key Products

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