Vitamin C + Turmeric 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

Vitamin C + Turmeric Body Cream

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

emollient cream base with vitamin C and turmeric extract

Confidence

72%

PossibleHeavy metals in turmeric extract (lead, cadmium)

PossibleFragrance allergens and unlabeled components

Possible1,4-dioxane in emulsifiers or preservatives

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 turmeric extract (lead, cadmium), Fragrance allergens and unlabeled components and 1,4-dioxane in emulsifiers or preservatives on the Medix 5.5 and not on the Weleda.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the Medix 5.5.
  • The Medix 5.5 is emollient cream base with vitamin C and turmeric 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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