The Moisturizing Fresh 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
The Moisturizing Fresh Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 57/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
water-in-oil emulsion with natural mineral-derived actives (seaweed, kelp ferment)
Confidence
72%
PossibleHeavy metals in mineral/seaweed actives
ReportedFragrance allergens
Possible1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct)
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 Heavy metals in mineral/seaweed actives and 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct) on the La Mer and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the La Mer.
- Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens, so neither choice avoids it.
- The La Mer is water-in-oil emulsion with natural mineral-derived actives (seaweed, kelp ferment) 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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