Moisturizing 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.
La Mer
Moisturizing Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 71/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Water, mineral oil, petrolatum, glycerin, wax, typical emollient cream base
Confidence
72%
Possible1,4-dioxane (ethoxylated surfactant contamination)
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 1,4-dioxane (ethoxylated surfactant contamination) on the La Mer and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the La Mer.
- The La Mer is Water, mineral oil, petrolatum, glycerin, wax, typical emollient cream base where the Weleda is Plant oils, butters, waxes, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Weleda is the one to buy.
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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