Hydro Boost Water 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.
Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Water Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 59/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 4
Material
Water-based emulsion cream; no Teflon-type coating, Teflon-family coating, or durable water repellency claimed
Confidence
78%
PossiblePreservative sensitivity and allergic contact dermatitis
PossibleFragrance allergens
PossibleEmulsifier-related irritation or barrier compromise
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 Preservative sensitivity and allergic contact dermatitis, Emulsifier-related irritation or barrier compromise and Contamination risk from improper storage or use on the Neutrogena and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the Neutrogena.
- Both carry a flag for Fragrance allergens, so neither choice avoids it.
- The Neutrogena is Water-based emulsion cream; no PTFE, fluoropolymers, or durable water repellency claimed 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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