Hyaluronic + Cica Body 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.
Medix 5.5
Hyaluronic + Cica Body Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Good 73/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 3
Material
water-based cream with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract
Confidence
72%
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservatives)
PossibleFragrance 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 Formaldehyde releasers (preservatives) and 1,4-dioxane (manufacturing byproduct) on the Medix 5.5 and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the Medix 5.5.
- Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Medix 5.5 is water-based cream with hyaluronic acid and centella asiatica extract 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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