Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide

Name: Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide
Brand: Desitin

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Cadmium45.3 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Lead1.24 ppmfound

Detected · no published limit

ArsenicNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 18

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide healthy?

Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide?

Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide lists 18 ingredients, starting with Zinc Oxide, Water, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum and Beeswax. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide?

Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide compare to other diaper cream?

At 15/100 Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide scores worse than most diaper cream we have scored. A higher-scoring option in diaper cream is Motherlove Organic Nipple Cream at 100/100.

Is Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide organic?

Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide is not certified organic in our data.

Has Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.24 ppm and cadmium at 45.3 ppb in Desitin Daily Defense Baby Diaper Rash Cream with Zinc Oxide. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.