Safe

Vitamin C Firming Body Butter

by Trader Joe's

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 00755092

The verdict

Vitamin C Firming Body Butter by Trader Joe's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination; check official notices and the product label for current decisions.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
00755092
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

What the Data Says About Vitamin C Firming Body Butter

Vitamin C Firming Body Butter 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. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.

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.

On the NOVA processing scale, Vitamin C Firming Body Butter 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 Vitamin C Firming Body Butter
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Cetyl Alcohol
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
3
Cocos Nucifera
4
Organic Coconut
5
Oil
6
Caprylic/capric Triglyceride
7
Glyceryl Stearate Se
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
Butyrospermum Parkii
10
Shea
11
Butter
12
Stearyl Alcohol
SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
13
Polysorbate 20
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
14
Dimethicone
15
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
16
Phenoxyethanol
17
Carbomer
18
Natural Fragrance
19
Ethylhexylglycerin
20
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
21
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
22
Glycolic Acid
23
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
24
Disodium Edta
25
Tocopheryl Acetate
26
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
27
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
28
Centella Asiatica Extract
29
Chamomilla Recutita
30
Matricaria
31
Flower Extract
32
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis
33
Orange
34
Peel Extract
35
Citrus Grandis
36
Grapefruit
37
Fruit Extract
38
Citrus Limon
39
Lemon
40
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Leaf/stem Extract
41
Equisetum Arvense Extract
42
Humulus Lupulus
43
Hops
44
Extract
45
Rosmarinus Officinalis
46
Rosemary
47
Leaf Extract
48
Salvia Sclarea
49
Clary
50
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/leaf Extract
51
Yucca Schidigera Leaf/root/stem Extract
52
Vitamin C

Full Ingredient List

WATER, CETYL ALCOHOL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, GLYCERIN, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, STEARYL ALCOHOL, POLYSORBATE 20, DIMETHICONE, SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, CARBOMER, FRAGRANCE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, GLYCOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, DISODIUM EDTA, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER EXTRACT, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL EXTRACT, CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) FRUIT EXTRACT, CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL EXTRACT, CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS LEAF/STEM EXTRACT, EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT, HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY) EXTRACT, VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT, YUCCA SCHIDIGERA LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT, *VITAMIN C

Categories

Body-lotion

Data Sources

Data as of May 2026. 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.

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.