Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Body Gel Oil

Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Body Gel Oil

Efficacy100/100IrritancyHigh

Works for

Moisturizing
Paraffinum liquidum, Theobroma cacao seed butter
Works well
What the product description says
“Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Body Oil combines 100% pure cocoa butter with a replenishing oil to leave skin looking radiant and feeling moisturised all day.”
Source: Supderdrug

This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: theobroma cacao seed butter.

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%
Theobroma cacao seed butterKey active· EmollientEffect: HighHelps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect~4–6.1%

Can it cause trouble?

Irritancy
6 strong irritants: Parfum, Coumarin + 4 more — patch-test recommended
High risk
We flagged 6 ingredients 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~4.9–7.3%est.
CoumarinA fragrance. Is a likely skin allergen and can be irritatingHigh~2.2–3.4%est.
GeraniolA fragrance. Can be irritatingHigh~1.2–1.7%est.
Hexyl cinnamalA fragrance with jasmine smell. A likely irritantHigh~0.55–1.3%est.
HydroxycitronellalA fragrance. A likely allergen and can be irritatingHigh~0.35–0.85%est.
LinaloolA fragrance. Can be irritatingHigh~0.15–0.65%est.
Comedogenic
1 ingredient rated 2 or more on the 0–5 pore-clogging scale
1 flagged
These ingredients have a comedogenic rating of 2 or more on a 0–5 scale; the table shows each one's rating. In leave-on products they can clog pores in acne-prone skin.
IngredientFunctionRatingEst. amount
Theobroma cacao seed butterHelps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect3/5~4–6.1%est.

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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
Hydrogenated styrene/butadiene copolymer~8.9–13.4%
Formula
Parfum~4.9–7.3%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

More about Parfum
Theobroma cacao seed butter~4–6.1%
Key activeComedogenic 3/5
Irritation risk
Low
Comedogenicity
3/5
Works for
MoisturizingAnti-oxidationAnti-dandruff

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect

More about Theobroma cacao seed butter
Coumarin~2.2–3.4%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

A fragrance. Is a likely skin allergen and can be irritating

More about Coumarin
Geraniol~1.2–1.7%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

A fragrance. Can be irritating

More about Geraniol
Hexyl cinnamal~0.55–1.3%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

A fragrance with jasmine smell. A likely irritant

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Hydroxycitronellal~0.35–0.85%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

A fragrance. A likely allergen and can be irritating

More about Hydroxycitronellal
Linalool~0.15–0.65%
Irritant · high
Irritation risk
High

A fragrance. Can be irritating

More about Linalool
Ingredient list view

Paraffinum liquidum, Hydrogenated styrene/butadiene copolymer, Parfum, Theobroma cacao seed butter, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool

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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
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Match—65%62%62%
Price——$21.90$5.45
Shared key ingredients—2 of 22 of 22 of 2
Key difference—Carthamus Tinctorius Seed OilCamellia Sinensis Leaf ExtractButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Irritancy High High High Medium
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Product summary

"Vaseline - Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Body Gel Oil" has a good moisturizing formula.

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. 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 for 44.63CA$ in Canada, for 157.84A$ in Australia, for 13.13$ in the United States and from 3.65£ up to 8.49£ in the United Kingdom.

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Sources cited in this review

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