Simply Non-Scents Baby Lotion vs Skin Food Body Butter: which is safer?
Skin Food Body Butter is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Earth Mama
Simply Non-Scents Baby Lotion
PFAS grade
Excellent 100/100
Overall grade
Excellent 88/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
Water, oils, glycerin, botanical extracts
Confidence
72%
PossibleFragrance allergens (botanical extracts)
PossibleMicrobial growth in oil-water formulations
PossibleOil oxidation and rancidity
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 (botanical extracts) and Microbial growth in oil-water formulations on the Earth Mama and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Fragrance allergens on the Weleda and not on the Earth Mama.
- Both carry a flag for Oil oxidation and rancidity, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Earth Mama is Water, oils, glycerin, botanical extracts where the Weleda is Plant oils, butters, waxes, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
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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