CVS Health Baby Powder with Cornstarch, 4 oz
Quick verdict
- Verdict
- Caution
Cornstarch powder; contains fragrance. No public product-specific contaminant testing was located.
- Caution
- Contains fragrance.
- Good
- Current CVS page provides a compact exact ingredient list.
What we could not verify
- pesticide/botanical purity panel
- Heavy metals: No public product-specific heavy-metal panel (laboratory, method, lot and numerical result) was located.
- Asbestos: No exact-product asbestos report was located. The research treats this as lower priority unless talc or mineral sourcing changes.
- Microbiology: No public product-specific microbiological limits or report was located.
- Dust and inhalation: No product-specific particle-size, dustiness or aerosolization study was located.
- Other testing: No public data located for: pesticide/botanical purity panel.
Why we reached this verdict
The formula. CVS Health Baby Powder with Cornstarch, 4 oz (4 oz). Powder base: cornstarch. Ingredients as recorded: Zea Mays Corn Starch; Tricalcium Phosphate; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract; Tocopherol; Fragrance.
In its favor. Current CVS page provides a compact exact ingredient list.
Against it. Contains fragrance.
Testing. No public product-specific report was located for heavy metals, asbestos, crystalline silica, microbiology, pesticide residues or PFAS and fluorine.
Where it sits. Grouped under reasonable, with trade-offs: acceptable if you have decided to use a powder and accept its trade-offs. It contains fragrance, an added ingredient a routine infant powder does not need, and public testing is minimal. Loose powder of any kind still creates an inhalation pathway, so for routine diaper care no powder is generally the lower-exposure option.
What we like and what concerns us
- Caution
- Contains fragrance.
- Good
- Current CVS page provides a compact exact ingredient list.
Why we reached this verdict
The formula. CVS Health Baby Powder with Cornstarch, 4 oz (4 oz). Powder base: cornstarch. Ingredients as recorded: Zea Mays Corn Starch; Tricalcium Phosphate; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract; Tocopherol; Fragrance.
In its favor. Current CVS page provides a compact exact ingredient list.
Against it. Contains fragrance.
Testing. No public product-specific report was located for heavy metals, asbestos, crystalline silica, microbiology, pesticide residues or PFAS and fluorine.
Where it sits. Grouped under reasonable, with trade-offs: acceptable if you have decided to use a powder and accept its trade-offs. It contains fragrance, an added ingredient a routine infant powder does not need, and public testing is minimal. Loose powder of any kind still creates an inhalation pathway, so for routine diaper care no powder is generally the lower-exposure option.
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The ingredients in the record
Zea Mays Corn Starch
- Ingredient as recorded
- Zea Mays Corn Starch
Tricalcium Phosphate
- Ingredient as recorded
- Tricalcium Phosphate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
- Ingredient as recorded
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Tocopherol
- Ingredient as recorded
- Tocopherol
Fragrance
- Ingredient as recorded
- Fragrance
Product identity
| Brand | CVS Health |
|---|---|
| Exact variant | 4 oz |
| Size | 4 oz |
| UPC, SKU or code | CVS item 191684 |
| Availability | Listed as available. CURRENT / AVAILABLE |
| Powder base | Cornstarch |
Ingredients and formula
- Zea Mays Corn Starch
- Tricalcium Phosphate
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
- Tocopherol
- Fragrance
What the formula does and does not contain
| Ingredient | Listed? | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Talc | No | Not recorded |
| Cornstarch | Yes | Not recorded |
| Arrowroot | No | Not recorded |
| Clay (kaolin, bentonite or other) | No | Not recorded |
| Zinc oxide | No | Not recorded |
| Fragrance or parfum | Yes | Not recorded |
| Essential oils | No | Not recorded |
What testing is public
Loose powder can become airborne, and no talc-free powder should be treated as free of an inhalation pathway. No product-specific particle-size, dustiness or aerosolization study was located for this product.
No public product-specific report was located for heavy metals, asbestos, crystalline silica, microbiological, pesticide residues, pfas or total fluorine.
What we still don't know
5 open questions
- Heavy metals. No public product-specific heavy-metal panel (laboratory, method, lot and numerical result) was located.
- Asbestos. No exact-product asbestos report was located. The research treats this as lower priority unless talc or mineral sourcing changes.
- Microbiology. No public product-specific microbiological limits or report was located.
- Dust and inhalation. No product-specific particle-size, dustiness or aerosolization study was located.
- Other testing. No public data located for: pesticide/botanical purity panel.
Price
| Price when checked | $2.69 on cvs.com, 2026-09-19 |
|---|---|
| Price per ounce | $0.67 |
Sources
- Baby Powder with Cornstarch, 4 oz CVS Health. Published or updated: not stated. Accessed 2026-09-19. (S23 in the source list)
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Final verdict against our baby powder standard
Caution Published as Reasonable, with trade-offs (Caution tier) under the published standard for baby powder, based on the specific, dated findings above. That standard was written before this or any other product on the page was evaluated, and doesn't change to fit a favorite See the full site-wide standard for how every category is held to the same process.