Vitamin C Intense Night Cream vs Skin Food Body Butter: which is safer?
Skin Food Body Butter is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Derma E
Vitamin C Intense Night Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Water, glycerin, vitamin C, plant extracts, emulsifiers
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed components
Possible1,4-dioxane (manufacturing residue in ethoxylated emulsifiers)
ReportedIrritation or sensitization from vitamin C concentration
Our pick
Weleda
Skin Food Body Butter
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 92/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
Plant oils, butters, waxes
Confidence
82%
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleOil oxidation and rancidity
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and undisclosed components, 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing residue in ethoxylated emulsifiers) and Irritation or sensitization from vitamin C concentration on the Derma E and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the Derma E.
- The Derma E is Water, glycerin, vitamin C, plant extracts, emulsifiers where the Weleda is Plant oils, butters, waxes, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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