I’ve tried dozens of natural body lotions over the years and am sharing my thoughts. These are a game changer for dry skin and provide long-lasting moisture using clean ingredients without the toxins.

The best non toxic body lotions will be free of petroleum derived ingredients, parabens, phthalates, chemical fragrance, mineral oils and synthetic colors.

• Best natural body lotion for dry skin: OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter
• Best natural body lotion on a budget: Derma E Hydrating Shea Body Lotion
• Best clean Cerave dupe: Necessary The Body Lotion
• Best luxury body lotion: Red Flower Arctic Berry Cloud Cream

Ingredients to avoid in body lotion

• Parabens: Preservatives linked to hormone disruption.
• Phthalates: Chemicals that may affect reproductive health.
• Sulfates (SLS/SLES): Harsh detergents that can strip moisture.
• Fragrance: Often contains allergens and irritants.
• Alcohol (SD alcohol, isopropyl alcohol): Can be drying and irritating.
• Mineral Oil: Can clog pores and cause breakouts.
• Formaldehyde (and releasers): A known carcinogen and skin irritant.
• Triclosan: Antibacterial agent linked to antibiotic resistance.
• Synthetic Colors (D&C, FD&C): Can irritate sensitive skin and cause allergic reactions.
• Toluene: A solvent that may disrupt hormonal balance.

Ingredients I love seeing in natural and organic body lotions include aloe (bonus points if aloe is the first ingredient!), hyaluronic acid, and even Bakuchiol. And of course, vibrant plant oils teeming with the best nutrients Mother Nature has to offer. Check out these top non toxic body lotions without harmful chemicals – because your body needs love too.

Why I switched to nontoxic body lotion

Most body lotions on the market are a synthetic cocktail made with petroleum derived ingredients (yuck). I don’t care how much you refine petroleum, I’m not going to apply that from head to toe!

I created the above ingredients list comparison between the wildly popular eos body lotion versus the Derma e body lotion. They both cost about the same $11. The eos lotion contains petroleum-based ingredients (petrolatum and mineral oil) plus a ton of fragrance (the higher up on the ingredients list the more of it the product contains). For the same price, Derma E does not include petroleum-based ingredients and a safer fragrance at the bottom of the list.

Best Non Toxic Body Lotion Compared

I tried Necessaire The Body Lotion (Cerave dupe!)

I have found Necessaries to the best natural dupe to Cerave. Plus it’s a little more luxurious and sophisticated!The Necessaire Body Lotion is made with multivitamins for the skin and contains conditioning peptides. The lotion feels hydrating and doesn’t feel like it just sits on top of my skin. It sinks in well and is super smooth and silky. Overall a pleasant body lotion and the fragrance free version is fantastic for sensitive folks.

Consistency: Light to medium lotion, silky
Scent: Fragrance free (scented options available)
Price: $25 for 6.76 oz

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I tried 100% Pure Nourishing Body Cream

100% Pure’s lotion is one of the first non toxic body lotions I ever tried and it remains top tier. My favorites are their coconut scent and honey almond scent – sooo yummy. Clean vanilla girlies will love this! It’s enriched with potent anti-aging vitamins, energizing green coffee, and brightening vitamin C and feels super duper creamy.

Consistency: Creamy lotion
Scent: various scents available
Price: $26 (ORGANICBEAUTYLOVER for -20%)

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I tried OSEA Undaria Body Lotion

I get why tons of people love OSEA’s body lotion, butters and oils. The consistency and texture is so LUSCIOUS, the scent is sweetly citrus, and their Undaria Algae is top notch. They soak hand-harvested Undaria Algae in barrels of oils for up to six months to create their Undaria Algae Body Oil. Love that it’s full of antioxidant rich plant ingredients like acai pulp oil, babassu seed oil, and linseed oil. I find their Undaria Body Lotion to be feel like a thin serum more than an actual lotion, so for more moisturizing benefits I would go for their Undaria Body Butter.

Scent: Citrus, grounding, grapefruit, lime and cypress
Price: $48 (OBL for -15%)

I tried Red Flower Arctic Berry Cloud Milk Cream (luxe!)

I’ve tried tons of Red Flower body products (as you can see) and their Arctic Berry Cloud Milk Cream is the best luxury body cream available in clean beauty, hands down. The Red Flower Arctic Berry Cloud Cream is a light, fluffy cream with a supremely elegant formula. The star ingredient cloudberry which is a 20 to 40x more concentrated source of antioxidants than the most commonly used source, vitamin E. It’s also infused with strawberries, Palmarosa, Moroccan Rose and ellagic acid.

Consistency: Light, whipped, soft, fluffy like a cloud
Scent: Palmarosa, Moroccan rose and Rose Damascena
Price: $86

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I tried Primally Pure Body Butter

This is a super rich butter made from organic tallow from grass-fed cows along with shea butter, coconut oil, mango butter and extra virgin olive oil. I tried both the Almond Honey scent and Eucalyptus Lavender and they both smell amazing. It’s definitely a buttery butter but isn’t overly greasy either. This would be amazing for very dry skin, especially paired with a non toxic body serum.

Consistency: Creamy butter
Scent: Yummy almond vanilla
Price: $30 for 4 oz (OBL for -15%)

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I tried Derma E Hydrating Shea Body Lotion (budget!)

This is one of my favorite affordable natural body lotions! Derma E Hydrating Shea Body Lotion contains Colloidal Oatmeal, hydrating vegan Hyaluronic Acid and moisturizing Shea and Cocoa Butters along with certified organic aloe leaf juice. The Jasmine and Vanilla Body Lotion has Jasmine flower extract and vanilla flower extract for an intoxicating strong scent. It’s a true lotion that sinks in immediately and softens my skin.

Consistency: Medium weight lotion
Scent: Strong, Varies
Price: $9.99

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I tried Beekman 1802 Whipped Body Cream

For the whipped texture fans I recommend Beekman 1802 Whipped Body Cream! It feels incredibly light, airy and fluffy. On the downside, whipped products last far less longer than regular lotions. It’s got Beekman’s famous goat milk along with botanicals, butters and oils. I find that it sinks right in without leaving a greasy feeling. The coconut cream scent I find to be very strong and fragrant, leaning cloyingly sweet.

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I tried Fitglow Beauty Body Cream

If you’re looking for a super thin, fluid milk of a body cream, then check out Fitglow Beauty Body Cream (their hand cream is great too). Fitglow offers two versions, the Bakuchiol Body Cream and Cloud Ceramide Body Cream, which I found to both have the same runny, fluid consistency. Bakuchiol Body Cream has bakuchiol to firm and smooth the look of skin, along with hyaluronic acid and glutathione to plump and brighten, while Cloud Ceramide Cream has natural rice Ceramides and cloudberry oil. Fitglow Body Creams have a light subtle scent.

Consistency: Fluid, runny lotion
Scent: subtle, varies
Price: $38 (OBL15 for -15%)

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I tried Leahlani Pamplemousse Replenishing Body Oil

Leahlani launched their Pamplemousse Replenishing Body Oil, which has the exact same scent as their iconic Pamplemousse Cleansing Oil. This silky, luxurious body oil has an addictive scent of vanilla and citrus. This body oil has some serious skincare ingredients like Vitamin C, Astaxanthin, Lupin Seed Extract and Sour Sop Seed Oil.

Consistency: Hydrating lightweight oil
Scent: Vanilla citrus floral
Price: $52 (OBL for -15%)

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I tried Annmarie Skincare Palo Santo Body Butter

This one’s for palo santo lovers! For a spiritually lifting body butter that’s ultra rich, Annmarie Skincare’s Palo Santo Body Butter is perfect. It’s deeply nourishing with kukui and macadamia and grounding with essential oils of palo santo, cardamom, vetiver and nutmeg. The Annmarie Skincare Palo Santo Body Butter is an entire self care ritual on its own. This palo santo is wildcrafted in Ecuador and sustainably harvested solely from fallen trees and branches. 

Consistency: Rich butter
Scent: Palo santo
Price: $50

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I tried Cocokind Sake Body Lotion

This is another budget friendly non toxic body lotion option I recommend ! Cocokind offers an unscented lotion in a jumbo 12 oz bottle. It’s got sake, a fermented rice wine rich in smoothing enzymes and microbiome-friendly prebiotic sugars and plant-based oils to nourish and hydrate skin. I find the consistency to be lightweight and love that it sinks in immediately.

Consistency: Lightweight lotion
Scent: Fragrance free
Price: $22 (OBL for -10%)

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I tried Bluh Alchemy Active Relief Body Oil

Luxury green beauty brand Bluh Alchemy makes treatment-focused skincare, but has one body oil called Active Relief Oil. Formulated to bring skin soothing relief, Active Relief Body Oil is a blend of nourishing fatty acids, phytoceramides, and antioxidants from Copaiba oleoresin, hinoki, arnica, Peru balsam, rice brain oil and holy basil. It has a woodsy vanilla scent from hinoki, cypress and Tonka Bean. This is so potent, concentrated and healing. My other favorite green beauty body oil is Max and Me Circle of Protection.

Consistency: Medium to rich oil
Scent: Woodsy vanilla
Price: $68