Skin Food Body Butter vs Skin Food Cream: which is safer?
Skin Food Body Butter is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Weleda
Skin Food Cream
PFAS grade
Excellent 85/100
Overall grade
Excellent 77/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
plant oils, waxes, botanical extracts
Confidence
78%
PossibleFragrance allergens and essential oil irritation
PossiblePlant oil rancidity and bacterial growth in pot packaging
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Fragrance allergens and Oil oxidation and rancidity on the Weleda and not on the Weleda.
- We flag Fragrance allergens and essential oil irritation and Plant oil rancidity and bacterial growth in pot packaging on the Weleda and not on the Weleda.
- The Weleda is Plant oils, butters, waxes where the Weleda is plant oils, waxes, botanical extracts, 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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