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Trader Joe's Hand and Body Cream

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Hand and Body Cream — ingredient safety report

Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.

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Low concern

No strongly flagged ingredients in our database. As always, individual sensitivities vary.

Concern score 25/100 · 28 ingredients analyzed

Driven by Citrus Limon Peel OilEU CosIng Annex III (declarable / restricted)

Risk categories found

Irritation5 ingredients · max 4/10Allergy risk2 ingredients · max 3/10Environmental impact1 ingredient · max 3/10

Flagged ingredients (6)

Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.

Severity 4/10Editorial
Sensitive skin: High cautionBabies & kids: Use with caution
  • Irritation:Phototoxic; increases sunburn risk on exposed skin.
  • Allergy risk:High limonene content oxidizes into sensitizers.

A citrus oil that is both phototoxic in sunlight and increasingly allergenic as its limonene oxidizes.

Propylene Glycol

humectant · solvent

Severity 3/10Editorial
Sensitive skin: Use with cautionEczema-prone: High caution
  • Allergy risk:American Contact Dermatitis Society Allergen of the Year 2018.
  • Irritation:Can irritate compromised skin at higher concentrations.

A workhorse humectant and penetration enhancer that is fine for most, but a recurring culprit in eczema patients' patch tests.

Phenoxyethanol

preservative

Severity 3/10
Babies & kids: Use with caution
  • Irritation:Occasional stinging and irritation, mostly around eyes and on damaged skin.

Today's most common preservative, considered safe by the SCCS up to 1%. French authorities advise avoiding it in wipes and diaper-area products for children under 3 as a precaution.

Ethylhexylglycerin

preservative booster · skin conditioning

Severity 2/10
  • Irritation:Documented occasional contact allergy and eye irritation.

A preservative booster often paired with phenoxyethanol; low-risk overall with rare reports of contact allergy.

Disodium EDTA

chelating agent

Severity 3/10Editorial
  • Environmental impact:Poorly biodegradable; can remobilize heavy metals in waterways.

A metal-binding stabilizer that is safe on skin at the tiny amounts used; its criticism is environmental persistence.

Sodium Benzoate

preservative

Severity 2/10Editorial
  • Irritation:Can cause transient, non-allergic flushing/stinging on reactive skin.

A food-grade preservative generally regarded as one of the gentler options; occasional non-immune stinging is its main drawback.

Pore-clogging potential (2)

Ingredients rated likely to clog pores — relevant if your skin is acne-prone. This is a separate indicator and is not part of the safety score.

Indicative Fulton-scale ratings from published dermatology references — not a regulator classification; individual reactions vary.

No concerns found (16)

Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.

Not enough data (6)

Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.

  • CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL
  • SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY) OIL
  • AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL OIL
  • DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED OIL
  • PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL
  • THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) BUTTER

This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.

Full ingredient list (as analyzed)

WATER, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, STEARIC ACID, ISOHEXADECANE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, CETYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, XANTHAN GUM, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, DISODIUM EDTA, CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL OIL, SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY) OIL, AVENA SATIVA (OAT) KERNEL OIL, BISABOLOL, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SQUALANE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) BUTTER, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CITRIC ACID

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