A valve member (1) for a balanced pressure reducer, said valve member (1) having a wide head (1′) designed to co-operate with a valve seat (6), said valve member (1) having a central body (2) made of a material that is hard and that withstands high pressures, said central body (2) being covered at least in part with a first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material, said first layer (3) of a rigid plastics material being covered at least in part with a second layer (5) of a less rigid plastics material, no contact between the less rigid second layer (5) and the central body (2) occurring in that zone of said valve member (1) which is subjected to the high pressures.