Whole Foods Market premium body-care standards
Whole Foods Market Quality Standards — Body Care Premium ingredient list (official PDF, generated May 5, 2014, hosted on wholefoodsmarket.com assets)
31 compiled entries · 31 banned
| Ingredient | Status | Limit | Note | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| parabens (general) | Banned | — | Listed unacceptable for Body Care - Premium; qualifier: "'Paraben-free' claims must submit 3rd party testing data." Function: preservative. | Source |
| butylparaben | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| methylparaben | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| formaldehyde | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. CORRECTED: the source table's "updated 9-08" qualifier belongs to the adjacent 'fluoride' row, not formaldehyde, which carries no qualifier text. | Source |
| DMDM hydantoin | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative, anti-microbial. (Known formaldehyde-releaser chemistry; not stated verbatim in source table.) | Source |
| diazolidinyl urea | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| imidazolidinyl urea | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| germaben | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list; annotated "CONTAINS PARABENS." Function: preservative. | Source |
| EDTA | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: antioxidant, sequestrant. | Source |
| disodium EDTA | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sequestrant. | Source |
| phthalate | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: carrier. | Source |
| polyethylene glycol (PEG) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list (general PEG entry; plus specific PEG-x esters e.g. PEG-150 distearate, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil separately listed unacceptable). Function: filler, moisture retardant, flavoring agent. | Source |
| oxybenzone | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sunscreen. | Source |
| octinoxate (octyl methoxycinnamate) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list (both entries separately listed). Function: sunscreen. | Source |
| octocrylene | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sunscreen. | Source |
| avobenzone | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sunscreen. | Source |
| homosalate | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sunscreen. | Source |
| octyl dimethyl PABA / PABA | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list (both PABA and Octyl dimethyl PABA listed separately). Function: sunscreen / nutrient (Vit B). | Source |
| BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| artificial colors / FD&C colors | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list ("artificial colors" and "FD & C colors" both listed unacceptable; "certified colors" unacceptable except in cosmetics only). Function: colorant (artificial). | Source |
| aluminum chlorohydrate | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: active (antiperspirant). | Source |
| aluminum hydroxide / aluminum oxide / aluminum powder | Banned | — | All listed unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list (pH adjuster / sunblock-sunscreen / mineral respectively). | Source |
| nanotechnology ingredients | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list; qualifier "<100 nm." Function: minerals. | Source |
| ammonium lauryl sulfate / ammonium laureth sulfate | Banned | — | Both listed unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: surfactant. | Source |
| diethanolamine (DEA) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: surfactant. | Source |
| hydroquinone | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: bleaching agent. | Source |
| methylchloroisothiazolinone / methylisothiazolinone | Banned | — | Both listed unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: preservative. | Source |
| petrolatum / mineral oil | Banned | — | Both listed unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: emollient/lubricant. | Source |
| cyclomethicone / cyclopentasiloxane / cyclotetrasiloxane | Banned | — | All three silicone derivatives listed unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. | Source |
| p-phenylenediamine (paraphenylenediamine) | Banned | — | Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list, with note "more explanation under internal description." Function: hair dye. | Source |
2026-07-21 · Compiled from cited primary sources. Informational only — not legal advice.
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