Healthy alternatives
Fragrance-free
| Brand name | Product description |
| Anarres Natural Health | Lotions |
| Attitude | Natural Body Lotion |
| Auromère | Ayurvedic Lotion |
| Avène | Thermal Spring Water |
| Bubble and Bee | Organic Body Butter |
| Coastal Classic Creations | Sandcastle Body Butter |
| Cococare | 100% Cocoa Butter |
| Earthsafe | Hand and Body Lotion |
| Marcelle | Moisture Lotion |
| Oneka | Body Lotion |
| Pure Anada | Lotions/ Cocoa Body Butter |
| Real Purity | Hand and Body Lotion |
| Rocky Mountain Soap Company | Body Butter |
| Terressentials | Organic Silken Velvet Body Lotion |
| The Unscented Company | Lotion |
DIY
You can easily find a set of simple recipes to make your own body cream.
Here is a natural, fragrance-free home recipe:
3/4 cup of vegetable butter (shea, cocoa…)
1/4 cup of liquid coconut oil
In a bain-marie, melt the vegetable butter and coconut oil. Let cool in the refrigerator until hardened, then whisk the preparation. Done! You can keep it in a jar in the fridge or at room temperature.
To find this recipe, visit Little Green Dot.
You will also find other recipes on these pages: Wellness Mama, Going Zero Waste, DIY Natural, etc.
Avoid the following chemicals in regular products
Ceteareth: possible carcinogen
DMDM hydantoin: possible carcinogen, skin irritant, skin sensitizer
Mineral oil: possible carcinogen depending on the degree of purification, allergen
Lanolin: skin sensitizer
Parabens: endocrine disruptors
Synthetic fragrances: allergens
PEG (polyéthyleneglycol): possible carcinogen (by release of 1,4-dioxane), irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract
Petrolatum: irritant for eyes and respiratory tract, sensitizer
Polysorbates 60 and 80: skin and eye irritants, skin sensitizers, possible human toxic effects
Propylene glycol: allergen, irritant
Quaternium-15: possible carcinogen (by formaldehyde release)
TEA: skin, eye and respiratory irritant, respiratory and skin sensitizer