Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste

Name: Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste
Brand: Desitin

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family

Desitin Maximum Strength zinc oxide paste

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Cadmium55.5 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste

Lead3.3 ppmfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste

ArsenicNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste

MercuryNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste

Ingredients · 11

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Common questions

Is Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste healthy?

Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste 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, plus lab results from its product family, Desitin Maximum Strength zinc oxide paste. 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 Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste?

Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste lists 11 ingredients, starting with Zinc Oxide, Petrolatum, Cod Liver Oil, Lanolin and Zea Mays Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste’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 Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste?

Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste 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 Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste compare to other diaper cream?

At 15/100 Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste 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 Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste organic?

Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste is not certified organic in our data.

Has Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (40% zinc oxide, petrolatum, cod liver oil, lanolin) with the other products in its family, Desitin Maximum Strength zinc oxide paste, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste contain heavy metals?

Desitin Maximum Strength Diaper Rash Paste itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 55.5 ppb in Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste and lead at 3.3 ppm in Maximum Strength Zinc Oxide Diaper Rash Paste. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.