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Plastic-Free Rating
Personal Care
Mainstream Brand
Personal Care·Olay

Ultra Moisture Body Wash with Shea Butter

D
PFR Grade
Poor — significant plastic content, use with caution
Contains petrolatum, synthetic fragrance, and is packaged in a plastic bottle. Some ingredients can be irritating to sensitive skin.
PFR Caution

A popular mainstream body wash known for its moisturizing properties with shea butter and Vitamin B3 Complex.

Score Breakdown

How scores are calculated

Materials (40%): How plastic-free the product is — raw materials, construction, and coatings.

Packaging (20%): Is the product packaged in plastic? Is it recyclable?

Transparency (20%): Does the brand disclose ingredients, sourcing, and manufacturing?

Durability (20%): How long does it last? Longer-lasting products reduce plastic waste over time.

Materials
4
Packaging
3
Transparency
4
Durability
5

This is a rating of this specific product only — not the company. Other products from this brand may score differently.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

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High Exposure Risk — Why This Product Category Matters

Contains petrolatum, synthetic fragrance, and is packaged in a plastic bottle. Some ingredients can be irritating to sensitive skin.

Synthetic Plastic Content
100%
synthetic plastic by weight

Why We Rated It This Way

Olay's Ultra Moisture Body Wash with Shea Butter is made from Water, Petrolatum, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Trideceth-3, Fragrance, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Glycol Distearate, Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Sodium Sulfate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-90M, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Yellow 5, Red 40.

Chemical & Health Analysis

Each chemical of concern is broken down below — what it is, where it comes from in this product, what it does to the body, and who is most at risk.

Contains:HDPE
1

Various plastic chemicals

Source

Olay Ultra Moisture Body Wash with Shea Butter

Health Risk

Contains fragrance and other potential irritants like petrolatum.

Who Is Most At RiskEveryone

All health claims are based on published, peer-reviewed research from the NIH, WHO, IARC, and peer-reviewed journals. This information is for educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice.

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