Scented Body Wash

Fragranced shower gels and washes.

64Low burden · out of 100
Cleaner swapA fragrance-free or essential-oil-only wash

How this score is built

  1. 100Start
  2. 86.2Chemical hazard 3 × 4.6−13.8
  3. 69.2Everyday exposure 5 × 3.4−17
  4. 64Persistence 2 × 2.6−5.2
  5. LowThe band64 sits in 60–79.

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
InputRatingEvidence
Chemical hazard3/10unsourced input
Everyday exposure5/10unsourced input

Searched 2026-10-16: PubMed searches for body wash or shower gel use and urinary phthalate metabolites returned no study that reports body wash separately (one counts it only inside a composite of six product types), so none is cited.

Persistence2/10unsourced input

Ratings are editorial. A study listed here supports the rating; it did not compute it. How the index is built

What this means for you

'Fragrance' can hide phthalates used to make scent last. You rinse it off, but daily whole-body use adds up — fragrance-free removes the guesswork.

Evidence strength: moderate

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