Body Lotion

48 products ranked by Scout score

Best body lotion right now

Organic Jaguar Natural Body Lotion 99/100
Scout's analysis: Organic Jaguar Natural Body Lotion scores 99/100 -- a seven-ingredient food-grade plant-only body lotion with zero synthetic content of any kind. Every ingredient is…
Primally Pure Body Butter 98/100
Scout's analysis: Primally Pure Body Butter scores 98/100. Primally Pure formula built on certified organic botanicals, grass-fed tallow, and cold-pressed oils — free from synthetic…
Primally Pure Blue Tansy Body Butter 98/100
Scout's analysis: Primally Pure Blue Tansy Body Butter scores 98/100. Primally Pure formula built on certified organic botanicals, grass-fed tallow, and cold-pressed oils — free from…

What to skip

Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Lotion 10/100
Scout's analysis: Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Lotion scores 10/100 -- one of the lowest-scoring lotions on the platform. The defining feature is the fragrance load: seven…
Jergens Original Scent Cherry-Almond Body Moisturizer 18/100
Scout's analysis: Jergens Original Scent Cherry-Almond scores 18/100 -- one of the lowest-scoring mainstream lotions because it combines basically every category of personal-care concern…
Nivea Essentially Enriched Body Lotion 28/100
Scout's analysis: Nivea Essentially Enriched scores 28/100. Nivea's flagship body lotion combines four problematic categories in one bottle: methylparaben + ethylparaben preservatives…

Ingredients to watch in body lotion

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 48 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Phenoxyethanol in 12 of 48
Fragrance / Parfum in 9 of 48
Petrolatum in 8 of 48
Dimethicone in 7 of 48
Methylparaben in 6 of 48
Propylparaben in 5 of 48

What the better body lotion have in common

Glycerin in 27 of 48
Tocopherol in 13 of 48
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter in 9 of 48
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride in 8 of 48
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil in 6 of 48

Common questions about body lotion

What scores highest in body lotion on Scout?

Organic Jaguar Natural Body Lotion leads Scout's body lotion ranking at 99/100, followed by Primally Pure Body Butter (98) and Primally Pure Blue Tansy Body Butter (98). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in body lotion?

Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Lotion scores 10/100, the lowest of the 48 products Scout has analyzed in body lotion; next lowest are Jergens Original Scent Cherry-Almond Body Moisturizer (18) and Nivea Essentially Enriched Body Lotion (28). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in body lotion?

Across these 48 products the most common flagged ingredients are Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance / Parfum, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Methylparaben, Propylparaben. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score body lotion?

Every product in body lotion gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores body lotion

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →