OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter

Editor's Take

Among body butters, this one earns its shelf space: plush Shea Butter, lasting moisture, and a skin-friendly finish without the usual waxy shortcut.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 10.0 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.7 / 10

The Verdict

Shea Butter does the serious moisturizing, while Saccharide Isomerate helps hydration last beyond the first silky hour. The olive-derived emulsion spreads that richness evenly, so this behaves more like a polished cream than a tub of stiff wax. Most of what's in it is plant-derived and biodegradable, though fragrance plus grapefruit and lime oils may not suit reactive skin. For dry body skin, this is a high-tier butter with substance behind the texture.

Is OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter clean?

DARE scores OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter by OSEA 10.0 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter?

The formula leads with Water / Aqua / Eau, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, OSEA Undaria Algae Body Butter by OSEA scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 10.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

Read the Formulation Architecture Model™ →

DARE vs single-ingredient apps like Yuka →

Full INCI list

Water / Aqua / Eau, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Saccharide Isomerate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caffeine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Tocopherol, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Sodium Phytate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Citrus Latifolia Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Branch/Leaf Oil, Fragrance / Parfum*