Hand and Body Cream

by Trader Joe's

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Hand and Body Cream by Trader Joe's receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
00673037

What the Data Says About

Hand and Body Cream by Trader Joe's carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

A NOVA processing classification is not available for this product in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot we use. NOVA captures processing intensity separately from additive safety, and where both are available the combined view is more informative than either alone for households tracking ultra-processed food intake or ingredient-level exposure.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Hand and Body Cream
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Not classified OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Carthamus Tinctorius
3
Safflower
4
Seed Oil
5
Glyceryl Stearate Se
6
Stearic Acid
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
7
Isohexadecane
8
Caprylic/capric Triglyceride
9
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
10
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
11
Cetyl Alcohol
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
12
Phenoxyethanol
13
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
14
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
15
Ethylhexylglycerin
16
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
17
Butyrospermum Parkii
18
Shea
19
Butter
20
Disodium Edta
21
Citrus Limon
22
Lemon
23
Peel Oil
24
Salvia Sclarea
25
Clary
26
Oil
27
Avena Sativa
28
Oat
29
Kernel Oil
30
Bisabolol
31
Daucus Carota Sativa
32
Carrot
33
Persea Gratissima
34
Avocado
35
Simmondsia Chinensis
36
Jojoba
37
Squalane
38
Theobroma Cacao
39
Organic Cocoa
40
Tocopheryl Acetate
41
Sodium Hydroxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FUMIGANT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
42
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

Full Ingredient List

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.

Categories

Body Body-creams Hand-creams Moisturizing-lotion

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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