Face lotions
Native Coconut & Vanilla Moisturizing Lotion
Score
- Contains fragrance
Why it scores 93
Native Coconut & Vanilla Moisturizing Lotion scores 93 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 5 points Fragrance (parfum): A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. Regulatory
- minus 1 points Benzyl alcohol: Must be named on EU cosmetic labels above 0.001% (leave-on) or 0.01% (rinse-off) because some people are allergic to it. Regulatory
- minus 1 points Sodium benzoate (cosmetic): The EU allows it up to 2.5% in rinse-off, 1.7% in oral and 0.5% in leave-on products, as benzoic acid (Annex V). Regulatory
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Coconut & Vanilla Moisturizing Lotion
Ingredients
- Fragrance (parfum) minus 5 points
- Benzyl alcohol minus 1 points
- Sodium benzoate (cosmetic) minus 1 points
100 − 7 = 93
Ingredients
- WATER
- GLYCERIN
- CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
- COCONUT ALKANES
- POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYGLUCOSE DISTEARATE (not recognized)
- NIACINAMIDE
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
- BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
- ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH
- BEHENYL ALCOHOL
- BENZYL ALCOHOL
- FRAGRANCE (moderate concern)
- SODIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
- PANTHENOL
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Label text, as published
WATER, GLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, COCONUT ALKANES, POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYGLUCOSE DISTEARATE, NIACINAMIDE, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, FRAGRANCE, SODIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, PANTHENOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Sources
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“when their concentration exceeds 0,001 % in leave-on products and 0,01 % in rinse-off products.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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fda.gov