Relaxing Lavender Oil & Chamomile

by Dove

45
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Relaxing Lavender Oil & Chamomile by Dove receives a safety score of 45/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0011111010406
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Relaxing Lavender Oil & Chamomile by Dove carries a composite safety score of 45/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Relaxing Lavender Oil & Chamomile is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Relaxing Lavender Oil & Chamomile
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 45/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Eau
3
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
4
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
5
Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate
6
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
8
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Fragrance Parfum
10
Stearic Acid
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
11
Palmitic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
12
Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides
13
Glyceryl Stearate
14
Glycol Distearate
15
Hydroxystearic Acid
16
Chamomilla Recutitta
17
Matricaria
18
Flower Extract
19
Lauric Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
20
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
21
Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba
22
Guar
23
Gam
24
Soolm Gluconate
25
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Phenoxyethanol
27
Coumarin
28
Limonene
29
Linalool
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
31
Ci 17200
32
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
33
0-42090

Full Ingredient List

WATER (EAU), COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE, SODIUM METHYL LAUROYL TAURATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, GLYCERIN, FRAGRANCE PARFUM, STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE GLYCERIDES, GLYCERYL STEARATE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, HYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITTA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER EXTRACT, LAURIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA (GUAR) GAM, SOOLM GLUCONATE, CITRIC ACID, PHENOXYETHANOL, COUMARIN, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, RED 3 (CI 17200, BLUE 1 (0-42090)

Categories

Body-wash

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial