Johnson's Baby Baby Oil Original

Johnson's Baby Baby Oil Original

Efficacy100/100IrritancyMedium
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Works for

1 of 1 advertised claim delivered

Moisturizing
1 ingredient credited for this claim
Strong support
What the product description says
“It is clinically proven to help prevent excess moisture loss.”
Source: Walgreens

This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: paraffinum liquidum.

Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: paraffinum liquidum

Paraffinum liquidumHero· Emollient, OcclusiveEffect: HighMineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function~23–35%

Can it cause trouble?

Irritancy
1 strong irritant: Parfum
Medium risk
We flagged 1 ingredient with irritancy potential. Severity depends on your sensitivity threshold; the table lists the worst offenders first.
IngredientFunctionIrritationEst. amount
ParfumAn aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredientsHigh~4.8–7.2%est.
Comedogenic
Clean of flagged comedogenic ingredients
None flagged
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Ingredients

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Paraffinum liquidum~23–35%
Hero · Moisturizing
Irritation risk
Low
Works for
Moisturizing

Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function

More about Paraffinum liquidum
Parfum~4.8–7.2%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

More about Parfum
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Paraffinum liquidum, Parfum

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Match % combines shared ingredients, the first five ingredients, shared actives and hero ingredients, irritancy (lower counts in the alternative's favour), texture and body area. Only products in the same routine step are compared.

Side-by-side comparison of this product against its closest alternatives
Johnson's BabyBaby Oil OriginalYOUR PRODUCTDeborah LippmannCuticle Oil - Nail Cuticle TreatmentPaul & JoeBody OilToo Cool For SchoolBody & Hair Egg Mousse Body Oil
Match—59%57%57%
Price$2.49$30.00+$27.51$54.00+$51.51$13.42+$10.93
Shared key ingredients—1 of 11 of 11 of 1
Key difference—Cocos Nucifera OilCaprylic/Capric TriglycerideCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Irritancy Medium Medium Medium Medium
Drying alcohol————
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Product summary

Based on the ingredient list, "Johnson's Baby - Baby Oil Original" can work well for skin moisturization.

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

Price

The product retails from 2.49$ up to 15.00$ in the United States and for 15.08£ in the United Kingdom.

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Sources cited in this review

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Johnson's Baby Baby Oil Original
Johnson's BabyBaby Oil Original

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