Does Chanel waterproof mascara have PFAS?
Chanel waterproof mascara averages 39 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Chanel waterproof mascara products graded as of October 2026, above the 30 out of 100 median for the 18 other waterproof mascara brands graded alongside it.
Chanel waterproof mascara averages Poor on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 83% of the waterproof mascara brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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What Chanel says and does about PFAS
We found no PFAS statement from Chanel on its FAQ pages we could read. Chanel says ingredients are listed on packaging and points customers to Client Care for further questions. We found no independent lab test or PFAS lawsuit naming Chanel. The main public cosmetics PFAS screening study did not publish brand names.
- Brand statementChanel says ingredients are listed on product packaging and offers a Client Care line for further ingredient questions. The FAQ page we read has no PFAS statement. Chanel USA, Fragrance and Beauty FAQ ↗
- StudyThe 2021 Notre Dame and Green Science Policy Institute screening of 231 makeup products found high fluorine in over half, but the research team did not publish brand names, so it is not a test naming Chanel. Green Science Policy Institute ↗
Sources checked September 29, 2026. A brand statement is the company’s own claim, which we report but have not verified. Our grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests.
Which Chanel waterproof mascara contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- pigments, waxes, polymers (unspecified)
- Lead. Mascara pigments are not disclosed by Chanel. Iron oxides and synthetic dyes are common; if organic…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- wax/film-forming polymers with waterproofing agent (unspecified)
- PFAS. Waterproof mascaras have historically used Teflon-type coating or other PFAS to achieve water…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- wax, film-forming polymers, waterproofing agents unspecified
- 1,4-dioxane (indirect presence). Film-forming polymers in mascaras may be synthesized using 1,4-dioxane as a…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- wax, film-forming polymers, waterproofing agent unspecified
- 1,4-dioxane contamination. Film-forming polymers and wax-stabilizing surfactants in mascara can harbor…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonBetter waterproof mascara from other brands
Graded higher than the Chanel average of 39.
- Wax, pigments, natural oils (typical mascara base)
- Fragrance allergens and undisclosed sensitizers
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- pigments, waxes, film-formers in liquid mascara
- Heavy metals
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- pigments, film-forming polymers, water
- Heavy metals
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
Find an alternative on AmazonThe same question, asked of the other waterproof mascara brands
Best average grade first. Chanel averages 39.
See every Chanel product we grade on the Chanel brand page, or the full waterproof mascara ranking.